Russia has decided to give the United States the cold shoulder in the drug war by dropping U.S. help in fighting drug trafficking. Russia has rejected an agreement that fostered international cooperation in the war on drugs.

In the wake of the worst scandal in Secret Service history, the Secret Service has formally adopted new rules against excessive drinking and sharing work-related information on social networking sites.

Few physicians know how to recognize addiction or treat it, even though they may see addicted patients on a regular basis and even treat the conditions their addictions cause. A new program aims to change this.

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that people who committed crack cocaine crimes before more lenient penalties were implemented and received their sentence afterward should benefit from the new rules.

Earlier this week, the Washington Post reported that almost 1 in 10 teenagers are smoking pot 20 or more times each month – nearly doubling the 2008 rate of 5%.