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Drugs
San Francisco threatens to sue McDonald's over drug dealing
by
Sam Harnett
Jun 8, 2015
The city is putting pressure on McDonald's to help clean up its act.
The biggest, baddest black markets in the US
by
Jenny Ament
Apr 24, 2015
A snapshot of what the black market says about us.
Insurers often take sting out of high price of drugs
Feb 4, 2015
It's "not what anybody really pays if you have private health insurance."
Price war brews over costly hepatitis C drug
Dec 22, 2014
Pharmacy benefit-manager Express Scripts drops one hepatitis C drug in favor of a cheaper new one.
How a $150 million investment turned into $3.3 billion
Nov 19, 2014
The Cystic Fibrosis foundation has sold its royalty rights to a drug it helped fund.
Painkillers will be tougher to get this fall
Aug 22, 2014
Tighter regulation can help combat drug use, but it could be too crude an approach
Top U.S. lawyer wants better drug sentencing policies
by
David Gura
Mar 13, 2014
It isn’t easy to get a job after serving time in prison.
For public good, not for profit.
Captured drug lord a master of supply chain management
Feb 24, 2014
"El Chapo" likely left a successor to continue in his steps.
Heroin's back - but prescription opiates are still a bigger problem
Jan 9, 2014
An increase in heroin use has been reported in many states, in part in response to government efforts to restrict access to prescription opiates.
FTC cracks down on weight-loss products
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jan 8, 2014
The Washington Post’s Lydia DePillis explains the deceptive advertising around weight-loss drugs.