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Fortune: The genetics of addiction

Why do some people get hooked on drugs and alcohol, while others can party hard and walk away? We tend to think it's a matter of willpower or moral fiber, but it has more to do with a roll of the genetic dice.

Commentary: Drinking age of 21 saves lives

The national policy that set a minimum legal drinking age of 21 is being questioned by a group of 135 college and university presidents through an effort called the Amethyst Initiative.

For Mackenzie Phillips, drugs overshadowed promising career

Actress Mackenzie Phillips has said that she believes she had a "genetic predisposition" to the life of sex, drugs and rock and roll that have come to define her.

People.com: Additional Charges for Howard K. Stern in Anna Nicole Smith's Death

Experts had warned that Smith might commit "pharmaceutical suicide"

Mackenzie Phillips: I had sex with musician dad John Phillips

Actress Mackenzie Phillips reveals she had a long-term incestuous relationship with her famous father, musician John Philips, in a tell-all memoir, according to People.com, which obtained an advance copy of her book.

People.com: Rehabbing Burt Reynolds Knew He Needed Help

Despite a reputation as "a tough guy," he says he couldn't beat prescription drugs on his own

Commentary: Drinking age of 21 doesn't work

One year ago, a group of college and university presidents and chancellors, eventually totaling 135, issued a statement that garnered national attention.

Afghan junkies risk triggering AIDS explosion

Afghanistan's reputation as the world's leading narcotics supplier is well-known, but in a squalid ruin in Kabul, the country hides a darker secret -- a huge home grown drug addiction problem now on the brink of fueling an HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Commentary: 'Michael Jackson was a drug addict'

Michael Jackson died of an overdose, according to the preliminary finding of the Los Angeles coroner described in court documents. The King of Pop apparently was given a variety of drugs that included the powerful sedative propofol, according to authorities.

Fate of DJ AM show unclear as speculation over death grows

The future of a reality show that Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein was working on for MTV remains undecided after his death Friday night, his publicist said Monday.

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