A pair of Marines stationed at Camp Johnson in Jacksonville, N.C., could be discharged from the Corps for using the legal herbal drug 'Spice,' which is said to provide a high similar to that of marijuana.

A proposal to use beer-tax revenues to fund an alcohol detoxification program in the notorious town of Whiteclay, Neb., is being opposed by alcohol industry lobbyists.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is "concerned that children and adolescents may find dissolvable tobacco products particularly appealing, given the brightly colored packaging, candy-like appearance and easily concealable size of many of these products."

A state Senate leader and the group Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) are pressing state lawmakers to decriminalize marijuana possession in Rhode Island.

About 16 percent of all U.S. workers without health insurance needed addiction treatment within the past year, but only 12.6 percent were able to access services at a specialty addiction-treatment center, a new survey finds.

Liquor sales are holding steady despite the recession, but industry data indicates that more Americans are drinking at home rather than going out to bars and restaurants.

Smokers who wore nicotine patches for six months were twice as likely to quit as those who unknowingly received placebos after wearing real patches for two months, according to a new study.

Maryland lawmakers have introduced legislation seeking to legalize medical use of marijuana.

This free New England regional training on March 2 is for trauma surgeons and nurses, social workers, trauma care providers, injury prevention specialists and trauma center administrators. Sponsored by Boston Medical Center Department of Surgery Trauma Service and Boston University School of Public Health BNI-ART Institute, in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

The Kansas state House and Senate have voted in favor of a measure that would criminalize possession of a product called K2 or Spice, which some have characterized as a form of synthetic marijuana.

A Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates wants to raise the start's beer tax from 1 cent per bottle to 2 cents and use the expected $10 million in proceeds to pay for addiction treatment and prevention.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking a stay of a judge's ruling that the agency lacks authority to regulate electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes).

The Colorado Senate has voted 34-1 in favor of a bill that would require residents to have an established relationship with a doctor in order to obtain a recommendation to use marijuana for medical reasons.

Ecstasy is a stimulant like various classes of amphetamines, but the popular club drug is more likely to kill young and otherwise healthy users.

A growing number of countries in Latin America are rejecting the U.S.-style "War on Drugs" and are decriminalizing personal drug use in order to focus their resources on traffickers.

New York City residents now live longer than ever, and experts say that the city's tough laws on smoking deserve some of the credit.

The Colorado Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted 6-1 in favor of a bill that would require medical-marijuana patients to have a "bona-fide relationship" with a doctor in order to be able to use the drug for medical reasons.

Dutch teens who were allowed to drink alcohol at home drank more outside the home than their peers and -- along with other teens who drank -- were at increased risk of developing alcohol problems.

Smoking cigarettes is a significant risk factor for development of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.

As with underage drinking, social factors can help predict excessive drinking among older adults, according to new research from Rudolf H. Moos of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System in Palo Alto, Calif.

Drug policy experts led by Peter Reuter conclude in a new analysis that criminalization of marijuana has failed worldwide and called on governments to find new ways to manage supply of the drug.

People who attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings drank less and less frequently than those who did not attend AA, and also were less depressed, according to research based on the federal Project MATCH.

An animal study conducted at Australia's Queensland Institute of Medical Research found that alcohol exposure during pregnancy can cause permanent genetic changes in fetuses.

An investigation of internal marketing documents from alcoholic-beverage firms and their marketing agencies has led researchers in the U.K. to conclude that the country's system of alcohol industry self-regulation has failed.

Tobacco company R.J. Reynolds was not responsible for the fact that an ad for its Camel cigarettes was placed around a pullout section in Rolling Stone magazine that included cartoons, an Ohio appeals court has ruled.