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"California sober" refers to the belief that a person can abstain from their primary drug of abuse, but it's okay to use other drugs. Here's what experts think.

A new National Academies report offers a blueprint to expand interventions to prevent mental, emotional, and behavioral ...

Man, 20, stabbed to death at popular seaside resort - as police make murder arrest and increase patrols ...