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Newly-released research argues that more Americans use marijuana daily than drink alcohol every day. The study, which was published in the journal Addiction on Wednesday, was authored by Carnegie Mellon University cannabis policy researcher Jonathan Caulkins. It relied on data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Though more Americans drink alcohol than smoke weed overall, the study …

Billy Horschel shared a powerful message on social media Tuesday in honor of his wife’s eight-year sobriety journey in hopes of encouraging others in a similar situation to reach out for help. The eight-time PGA Tour winner posted a video to X celebrating his wife Brittany’s milestone but also took the opportunity to raise awareness about the struggles of addiction. …

A pregnant, heavily inebriated Michigan woman plowed into an extended family crossing the street on Saturday, injuring 14 and killing two before fleeing the scene, according to the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office. Ashley Monroe, 35, pleaded not guilty to six counts of operating under the influence, two of operating while intoxicated causing death and one count of failing to stop …

Defense attorneys representing Kouri Richins, a Utah mom of three and children’s book author accused of killing her husband in 2022, have filed to withdraw from the case, citing “an irreconcilable and nonwaivable [sic] situation.” Richins, now 35, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated murder and drug possession after she allegedly poisoned her husband of nine years, Eric Richins, on …

The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted Wednesday. Agency officials noted the data is provisional and could change after more analysis, but that they still expect a drop when the final counts are in. It would be only the second annual decline since the current national drug death …

Philadelphia on Monday plans to temporarily shut down a stretch of Kensington Avenue — a street known worldwide as an open-air drug market — to clear out homeless encampments. Kensington has for years been a safe haven for drug addicts to freely shoot up, but Mayor Cherelle Parker signed an executive order declaring a public safety emergency and calling for …

Christine Wright of Roanoke, Virginia, never thought she would give birth with her wrist and an ankle handcuffed to the hospital bed, like she remembered seeing in a movie growing up showing a woman having a baby while incarcerated. To the now 35-year-old mother, it was the “worst of the worst,” and she struggled to wrap her head around how …

A California woman who got out of jail scot-free after stabbing her boyfriend 108 times in a marijuana-induced psychosis is appealing her slap-on-the-wrist conviction, arguing that she was tricked into using the drug to begin with. Bryn Spejcher, 32, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after she stabbed Chad O’Melia, 26, dozens of times before turning the knife on her dog …

Japan Airlines grounded a flight from Dallas to Tokyo last week after a hotel room noise complaint exposed the captain’s excessive drinking the night before its scheduled takeoff. The airline confirmed that flight JL11 from Dallas to Tokyo on April 23 was canceled because its unidentified 49-year-old pilot was allegedly drinking with crew members the night before, Japanese outlet The …

FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., is pushing the Biden administration to classify fentanyl as a biological and chemical weapon, and to sanction China for its role in fueling the U.S. drug crisis. “The Chinese Communist Party is the largest police state in the world. If they wanted to stop the flow of fentanyl from inside their border to …