This weekend, Whitney Houston's heartbreaking death became doubly tragic as the news media and others pounced, intent on transforming the memory of the troubled and brilliant singer into nothing more than tabloid fodder. It's the same process we witnessed after the deaths of Michael Jackson,

In his State of the State address last week, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie surprised many by outlining his plans to mandate treatment for non-violent drug offenders. "No life is disposable... every one of God's creations can be redeemed," Christie declared, to applause from Republicans and Democrats alike....

In his recent New York Times "Invitation to Dialogue," David Evans's position on medical marijuana is absolutely sound. Marijuana is an addictive drug and should be subject to the same scientific approval process as any other medicine.

First, we must remember that marijuana wreaks havoc on our...

For sports fanatics like myself, there's nothing quite like the adrenaline rush we experience when watching our favorite players compete. But all too often, we don't realize that, despite their physical prowess and glamorous lifestyles, some of these athletes battle serious demons. This was certainly the case with NHL star...

With 68 percent of 18- to 29-year-old Americans watching reality TV on a regular basis, these shows have a tremendous power to influence young adults. When I learned that a clean-cut medical marijuana dispensary owner with an MBA was going to be a contestant on the new season...

Are prescription medications really more dangerous than 4,000-pound machines that hurtle down the highway at 65 miles per hour? Today, they are. Drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in the U.S., with prescription medications causing more deaths than heroin and cocaine combined. According to the U.S....

I was glad to read David Colman's recent New York Times article, "Challenging the Second 'A' in A.A." Colman makes many valid points; he highlights the pitfalls of anonymity, applauds public recovery role models (the "quitterati") and criticizes the barriers created by stigma. But he fails to differentiate...

Parents, teens, educators, and treatment professionals alike are racing to keep up with the latest designer drug trends. It seems that as soon as one drug is regulated or banned, another appears to take its place. This is a fast-paced and dangerous chase, and traditional methods of research don't work...

I was pleased to read about a new legal trend in last week's Wall Street Journal: more and more states are realizing that sending non-violent drug offenders into treatment has "proven to be less expensive and more effective" than sending them to prison.

As we've...

There will always be a designer drug of the moment. Entrepreneurs constantly monitor the trends in street drugs and exploit these demands in order to brand and sell new products.

Four Loko and K2 come to mind as recent examples, and apparently the current drug...