She’s Hooked: Allure of Vices Tied to a Woman’s Monthly Cycle

Forty years later: Has the war on drugs failed?
EDITOR’S NOTE — Four decades after Richard Nixon declared war on drugs, more Americans use them and drug-related violence has gotten worse. This is the first in an occasional series of reports by The Associated Press examining why the drug war failed and why the U.S. and Mexico continue to fight a losing battle.

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Report: 40-year war on drugs is a costly failure
Drug use and violence are worse than the 1970s, despite a budget that has ballooned to $15 billion.

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She’s Hooked: Allure of Vices Tied to a Woman’s Monthly Cycle
Addiction has long been considered a man’s disease. Men are far more likely to use illicit substances, and partly for that reason, research on addiction for decades included only male users. Thus, far more is known about drug dependence in men than in women, and treatment programs and centers have been based on the needs of men. But there are signs that the gender gap is closing, as drug and …

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