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Drugs & Alcohol

Is sex like smoking?
Toronto

Is sex like smoking?

In public, it’s certainly not as obnoxious

By David Walberg
Thirsty butts & other perils
Toronto

Thirsty butts & other perils

When did pleasure get so complicated?

By Brent Ledger
Policing morality
Toronto

Policing morality

How did we get here in the first place?

By Mariana Valverde
Cops, drugs & the ‘hood
Toronto

Cops, drugs & the ‘hood

By Elisa Kukla
Coppers win
Toronto

Coppers win

Naked parties are canned

By Eleanor Brown
MEMO TO: MAYOR MEL LASTMAN
Toronto

MEMO TO: MAYOR MEL LASTMAN

By David Collins
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Take a trip
Toronto

Take a trip

But beware the baggage of excess

By David Collins
Prickly poppers
Toronto

Prickly poppers

An AIDS activist wonders how a flammable drug become so popular among gay men

By John Lauritsen
Nitrites in Canada
Toronto

Nitrites in Canada

By Paul Gallant
Ecstatic hysteria
Toronto

Ecstatic hysteria

Godfather of E doesn’t trust it

By Daniel Paquette
Unknown odds
Toronto

Unknown odds

Mixing party drugs & HIV cocktails

By David Collins
Who’s doping who?
Toronto

Who’s doping who?

Shrill flyers treat party drugs the same

By David Collins
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The skinny on GHB & Ecstasy
Health

The skinny on GHB & Ecstasy

By David Collins
Programs for lesbian and gay addicts
Addiction

Programs for lesbian and gay addicts

By Liz Phillips
Sex for two days straight
Toronto

Sex for two days straight

Exploring the enduring appeal – and some of the risks – of ecstasy

By Jeff Moore
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