What was once considered a baffling wave of senseless shootings at drug rehabilitation clinics across Mexico is beginning to make frightening sense as the smoke of gunfire clears.
Researchers from the University of Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions found a link between frequent use of energy drinks and binge drinking, alcohol-related social problems, and prescription drug abuse among professional and amateur musicians.
As America suffers the most severe economic conditions in decades, its citizens are faced with yet another blow: unemployment rates are now the highest since the 1980s. Nationally, the unemployment rate stands at 8.1% in February 2009, versus 7.6% in January. In California, the February jobless rate is 10.5%, its worst rate since a high [...]
