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Health

Like It or Not, Liquor and Weed Are Essential For a Lot of People

03.26.20

By Manisha Krishnan
Drugs

People Who Take Opioid Painkillers Are Getting Screwed Thanks to Coronavirus

03.24.20

By Maia Szalavitz
Pulse

Coronavirus Is Forcing AA Meetings to Close, and People Are Worried About Relapse

03.17.20

By Carter Sherman
Health

Research Finally Supports the Effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous

03.11.20

By Julia Ries
Drugs

More Young People Are Lonely – And They’re Using Drink and Drugs to Help

02.26.20

By Ruby Lott-Lavigna
Entertainment

The Life, Death, and Rebirth of New York City’s Most Resilient Dive Bar

02.18.20

By Drew Schwartz
Health

A Vending Machine in Canada Is Dispensing a Drug Twice as Strong as Heroin

02.10.20

By Maia Szalavitz
Health

5 Years After a Devastating HIV Outbreak, Indiana Is Still Lacking in Needle Exchanges

02.07.20

By Giles Bruce, Kaiser Health News
Drugs

Twitter’s ‘Secret Drug Addict’ Talks About Cocaine at the Height of Britpop

01.20.20

By David Hillier
Drugs

What We Can Learn From a Tiny Baltic Country’s Two-Decade Fentanyl Crisis

01.06.20

By Aliide Naylor
Drugs

What Happens When a ‘Progressive’ Democrat Refuses to Help People with Addiction

12.20.19

By Maia Szalavitz
Health

‘Drugs Without the Trip’ Might Be Peak Silicon Valley

12.09.19

By Katie Way

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Music

Remember When Rick Rubin Held a Surprisingly Star-Studded Fake Funeral Connected to His Pioneering Hip Hop Label?

From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike