Daily Marijuana Use And Highly Potent Weed Linked To Psychosis As more places in the U.S. and Europe legalize marijuana, weed consumption is growing ever more popular. But researchers are studying a troubling health risk associated with the drug. Rhitu Chatterjee
'Mother Jones' Investigation Takes A Look At The World Of Drug Treatment Programs NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Mother Jones reporter Julia Lurie about the loosely regulated rehab industry, and how it shuffles people in and out of treatment programs and cashes in on insurance money.
Meet the homeless outreach team funded by downtown property owners In a time when debates around homelessness often pit businesses and neighborhoods against people who are homeless, this team is one example of how local residents are trying to help fuel solutions. Kate Walters
Bump stocks will soon be banned. What about homemade ones? Ahead of a federal ban, Washington is buying back bump stocks. Just not all of them. Casey Martin
Vancouver Parents Sue, Settle Over Restraint And Isolation Of Disabled Children In the 2016-17 school year, Vancouver Public Schools restrained students an average of once an hour, every day of school that year. Rob Manning
NW Parents Challenge Schools' Handling Of Students With Disabilities Thousands of times a year, Oregon and Washington students have been physically restrained or isolated from peers. Parents say what's meant as a last resort happens too often, without their knowledge. Rob Manning
John Boehner Was Once 'Unalterably Opposed' To Marijuana. He Now Wants It To Be Legal The former speaker of the House says he has never used marijuana. But he says that "if other people use the product, who am I to say they shouldn't?" Jason Breslow
Researchers Who Study Mass Shootings Say Perpetrators Often Idolize And Copy Others The man who claimed responsibility for the mass shooting in New Zealand posted a lengthy statement online before the attack. Researchers who study mass killings say perpetrators often idolize and copy others.
A rise in depression among teens and young adults could be linked to social media use A new study shows a rise in depression and stress among young people parallels the growth in smartphone and social media use. Patti Neighmond
Why The College Admissions Scandal Hurts Students With Disabilities "Stories like this are why we continue to see backlash to disability rights laws," one expert said. Clare Lombardo