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Whitney Houston Enters Rehab, Again

Earlier this year at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party​Everything that glitters is not ... Though this year Whitney Houston seemed to be basking in the glow of at least a physical comeback, her representative told CNN this morning that the singer has entered rehab yet again. "I can confirm that ... More >>

And Unicorns Exist, Too: Dr. Dre to Debut New Detox Single, "Die Hard," Tonight

​The latest single from the album that lives in our imaginations, "Die Hard," featuring Eminem, will premiere on the finale of Showtime's Fight Camp 360 - Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley tonight at 7PM PST on Showtime and 11AM PST Saturday May 7, on CBS. From a press release that just landed ... More >>

Lindsay Lohan Could See Charge for Venice Store's Allegedly Stolen Necklace

More trouble for Lindsay?​Updated after the jump: The other shoe has dropped -- Lohan's getting slapped with a theft charge. To charge or not to charge. That's the question for prosecutors today as troubled actress Lindsay Lohan faces more trouble -- or not -- for her possible role in making ... More >>

Marijuana: Tucson Massacre Suspect Jared Loughner Was 'Habitual' Pot User

Suspect Jared Loughner.​An Army official says Tucson massacre suspect Jared Loughner, who wanted to sign up for military service two years ago, was a "habitual drug abuser." The revelation brings up the question of whether marijuana played a role in an apparently troubled man's life. While ca ... More >>

Shock the Junkie

A hallucinogen called ibogaine has helped addicts kick heroin, meth and everything in between. Is it the trip that does the trick?

Dr. Dre Discusses Leaked First Single From "Detox," 'Kush,' Ft. Snoop Dogg and Akon

"Detox" is almost out of surgery ​The road to sobriety is long, arduous, and full of setbacks. No wonder Dr. Dre's highly anticipated third album, Detox, is ten years into the process, and has yet to come clean. But naysayers who'd given up on Detox as an empty promise can stop shaking thei ... More >>

L.A. Third Striker Gregory Taylor Released After Judge Deems 25-To-Life Too Harsh For Trying To Steal Food

​A man serving 25 years to life for a third-strike conviction based on an incident in which he attempted to steal food from a church was ordered this week to be released from prison, with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Peter Espinoza saying he didn't deserve such harsh time. A judge opposed ... More >>

Brand New Dr. Dre Track Leaks: "Turn Me On"

​By now it's become a commonplace to say that Dr. Dre's third album Detox is hip-hop's Chinese Democracy (hopefully we'll all get some free Dr. Pepper when it finally comes out...). So anytime Dre stops his busy schedule of guest-productions, headphone peddling, claiming he's making an instru ... More >>

The 13th Step: Researchers Find That Chocolate Can Save Your Liver

Valrhona chocolate​ Your favorite 12 Step program just got a new step: chocolate. Reuters reports that Spanish researchers have found that eating chocolate after meals decreased abdominal blood pressure, which can reach dangerous levels in patients with cirrhosis of the liver. In other words, ... More >>

In The Wake Of Corey Haim Revelation, Nation's 'Most Prolific' Pill Provider Convicted

​Hot on the heels of an over-the-weekend revelation that actor Corey Haim's death has been tied to an illicit prescription drug ring, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office announced Monday that "a Los Angeles physician described as the single, most prolific provider of prescription ... More >>

Woman In Crash With LAPD Laid To Rest; Questions Remain

​Devin Petelski, the 25-year-old Brentwood woman killed in a traffic collision involving a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser last month, was laid to rest during a small private ceremony Friday as questions remained about the Venice crash. Her family had retained the services of star attor ... More >>

THE UNITED STATES OF ADDICTS

​Devin Petelski, the 25-year-old Brentwood woman killed in a traffic collision involving a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser last month, was laid to rest during a small private ceremony Friday as questions remained about the Venice crash. Her family had retained the services of star attor ... More >>

Thousand Oaks Is Too Far To Go See Chelsea Handler

​Devin Petelski, the 25-year-old Brentwood woman killed in a traffic collision involving a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser last month, was laid to rest during a small private ceremony Friday as questions remained about the Venice crash. Her family had retained the services of star attor ... More >>

Best Yogi Rock: Vinnie Marino

​Devin Petelski, the 25-year-old Brentwood woman killed in a traffic collision involving a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser last month, was laid to rest during a small private ceremony Friday as questions remained about the Venice crash. Her family had retained the services of star attor ... More >>

Novel Gothic

​Devin Petelski, the 25-year-old Brentwood woman killed in a traffic collision involving a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser last month, was laid to rest during a small private ceremony Friday as questions remained about the Venice crash. Her family had retained the services of star attor ... More >>

Trailerville

​Devin Petelski, the 25-year-old Brentwood woman killed in a traffic collision involving a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser last month, was laid to rest during a small private ceremony Friday as questions remained about the Venice crash. Her family had retained the services of star attor ... More >>

Rehab or Bust: A Guide to L.A.'s Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers

​Devin Petelski, the 25-year-old Brentwood woman killed in a traffic collision involving a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser last month, was laid to rest during a small private ceremony Friday as questions remained about the Venice crash. Her family had retained the services of star attor ... More >>

Addiction: Buying the Cure at Passages Malibu

At upscale "rehab," all you need is faith. And $67,000 a month

After the Suicide: A Sorrow So Deep

Left behind and making peace

¡Ask a Mexican!: More On Dogs and DUIs

Left behind and making peace

Ask a Mexican! There Has Been Blood

Left behind and making peace

Dance Club Pick: DJ Babu at Boombox

Old school's in session

Toxin Avenger

A party girl cleans up her tract... er, act during the 21-Day Detox

DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, Madlib, Jurassic 5, Dilated Peoples, MF Doom—No Shit!

A party girl cleans up her tract... er, act during the 21-Day Detox

Mississippi Madness

A party girl cleans up her tract... er, act during the 21-Day Detox

The Rehab Economy

If you want to detox in style, it might help to get arrested first

Under My Tongue

The new face of the anti-addiction drug buprenorphine — safer, easier and FDA-approved

Running With Nut Jobs

The new face of the anti-addiction drug buprenorphine — safer, easier and FDA-approved

High on Justice

Lessons from drug court

CALL AND RESPONSE: Citizen Fletcher

Lessons from drug court

Hooked on Sonics

Lessons from drug court

You Say You Want a Revolution?

Sometimes a panacea can be a mixed bag. The launch of Prop. 36

Creation Myth

Drugs and musicians, together forever

Drugs & Race Index

Drugs and musicians, together forever

Footnotes

Drugs and musicians, together forever

Drug War Index

Drugs and musicians, together forever

Marijuana Index

Drugs and musicians, together forever

Pass the Ballot, My Friend

Keep ordinary drug users out of the joint

The First Step Back

Yes, needle exchanges can save lives. But they can do even more

Things Fall Apart

If your mother can’t take care of you, who will? The story of Sophie’s boys

When the Bough Breaks

Elizabeth Lynn Faber was ignored by California's mental-health system -- until she killed her baby

Speed Sells

A tale of methamphetamine, drug cartels and an amateur chemist named Fester.

Straight Time

The Battle for Drug Treatment in California Prisons

Paradise Lost

Weekly columnist, his director both hit bottom

Permanent Twilight

Our wicked, wicked ways

Heathen

Chocolate-flavored sex-drugs and more!

Hop Dreams

Passing through the "I" of a needle

The Trip

Passing through the "I" of a needle

Dope Dealer to the Stars

Pierre hung with the rockers, even if just to juice them