That's one solution, I guess

School to test for students' weekend drinking - CNN.com

Fetal alcohol syndrome plaguing Alaska

From the Anchorage Daily News, a story about FASD. I think the problem is muh more widespread than reported; shame silences many mothers.

Late night shooting? Drugs

adn.com | crime : Two shot in apparent drug robbery

Prostitute murder victims + addiction

A column about the role addiciton plays in prostitution and how it relates to the grisly mrders in Vancouver, BC by the CBC News's Heather Mallick.

Frontal lobotomy or bottle in front of me?

Researchers link addiction to small part of brain - International Herald Tribune

And now, gambling addiction spin

National Center for Responsible Gaming is hosting a conference focused on "disordered gamblers," which is a fine example of spin.

Intoxication + stupidity = crime

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Police report

Meth-heads eat their own

Lawyer in drug case faces meth charge

Drugs + Money + Stupid Kids = Murder

adn.com | crime : Murder trial gets under way

Angry drunk

Suspect in Kent restaurant shooting said he was mad

Alcoholics: predictable

New trial ordered: Kentucky judge finds juror's water bottle filled with vodka