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For Wagner Moura, leaving Pablo Escobar behind after 'Narcos' was just as tough as leaving the 'Civil War' combat zone
After playing Pablo Escobar in "Narcos," Wagner Moura immersed himself in the hyper-realistic war z…
Caralynn Matassa
4 mins read
Weight-loss drugs just got cheaper and better
Eli Lilly priced its new weight-loss drug Zepbound 20% lower than competitor Wegovy, an unusual mov…
Shelby Livingston,Hilary Brueck
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Ukraine is legalizing medicinal marijuana to treat stress and cancer among war survivors
Zelenskyy is expected to sign the bill into law for it to come into effect, which is estimated to h…
Matthew Loh
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Ukraine soldiers have wondered if Russians advancing into 'certain death' in Bakhmut were on drugs. Here are 5 surprising times troops have used performance-enhancing drugs during war
Ukrainian soldiers recently wondered aloud whether Russians fighting for the country's mercenary Wa…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Ukraine should give its soldiers weed instead of opioids so it can avoid a US-style drugs crisis, doctor says
A Ukrainian doctor said soldiers should be prescribed cannabis instead of opioids as the country fa…
Thibault Spirlet
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Russia's synthetic drug use is skyrocketing as soldiers return from Ukraine with addictions and trafficking supply routes dwindle
Before the war, Russia served as a hub for cross-border flows of illicit products. Now, Russian gan…
Erin Snodgrass
17 mins read
Weight loss drugs' messy rise: How Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro really affect patients and what comes next
Patients and doctors share their perspectives on the biggest ever revolution in obesity medicine.
Hilary Brueck,Gabby Landsverk,Mia de Graaf,Shelby Livingston,Rachel Hosie,Kate Hull
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The night the Lord of the Skies got away
In 1985, US agents had a chance to stop Mexico's top drug lord. Years later, evidence from that nig…
Noah Hurowitz
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Russian soldiers are getting hard drugs delivered to their trenches in Ukraine to escape boredom, report says
Drug use is widespread in the Russian forces fighting Ukraine on the front lines, news outlet Verst…
Sophia Ankel
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With job cuts and drug tests, the Pentagon hopes to prepare its special-ops forces for a new era of warfare
Special-ops units are the tip of the spear, but in an era of competition with Russia and China, the…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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'No religion, smoking, doing drugs' on Apple TV+ here's why, and what's coming next to the tech giant's streamer
Apple TV+ is growing its slate of shows and movies. The streamer wants "commercial fare" and more r…
Lucia Moses
24 mins read
They started out as pioneering hip-hop moguls. They wound up building a drug empire.
Tupac, cocaine, and murder: the incredible saga of the Henchmen brothers
David Kushner
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A drug cartel dumped an SUV filled with 10 corpses near the Christmas tree outside the offices of a Mexican governor, officials say
Mexico's president called the crime a "provocation," adding that it was the result of a drugs war i…
Joshua Zitser
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Drug-abusing Russian soldiers get sent to fight with Storm Z assault forces as punishment, intel says, putting them on the front lines with convicts
British intelligence said Russian commanders are likely punishing drug-abusing soldiers by forcing …
Natalie Musumeci
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The curious afterlife of the Lord of the Skies
Conspiracy theories about the death of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, Lord of the Skies, have lingered for…
Noah Hurowitz
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Inside the wild, drug-fueled world of celebrity keynote speakers
From Hunter S. Thompson to Playgirl centerfolds: My high-pressure days and crazy nights at the tale…
David Kushner
4 mins read
The US ups its multimillion-dollar rewards for 2 Sinaloa cartel leaders as another war brews for control of the cartel
The US recently increased its rewards for two major cartel figures, and another was quietly release…
Luis Chaparro
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Mexico's war on cartels has created 400 new gangs that are taking on the police and cartels that are left
That proliferation has been a challenge and asset for major cartels, but it has overwhelmed Mexican…
Luis Chaparro
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The story of El Chapo's escape from prison in a laundry cart and his triumphant return to Sinaloa
In 2001, Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera, the Mexican drug trafficker better known as El Chapo, dec…
Noah Hurowitz
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Biden's menthol cigarette prohibition is so obviously stupid and wrong it boggles the mind
Just like the failed and evil War on Drugs, a ban on menthols is a gift to criminals and will lead …