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Teens Are Being Trapped in Abusive 'Drug Rehab Centers'

The methods used at these facilities are arguably traceable to an anti-drug cult in the 60s called the Church of Synanon. Their method was to abduct addicts and then “rehabilitate” them through beatings and humiliation. Former patients have been airing their stories on the internet, so I contacted a few of them to find out more. Full story

Hungary Is Destroying Itself from the Inside

Although Hungary isn't a country famed for its defenses, in 2013 it's not alien armies they have to worry about: it's the burgeoning far-right movement, a worrying level of state control, and an increase in censorship all brewing within its own borders. Full story

The Mercy Rule

Horrible Bosses

Rutgers men's basketball coach Mike Rice abused his players. He called them nasty names, hit them, threw balls at their heads, and was a generally awful human being. Now he's fired, and for good reason, but that he was more or less allowed to do these things to teenagers is part Full story

The Best Worst Cases of Player vs. Coach Violence

Manchester City footballer Mario Balotelli and his manager, Roberto Mancini, got into a mild dust-up the other day, which prompted me to think back on the most significant entries in the canon of player-coach violence. Full story

Fuck Georgia's Prison Guard Broom Rapists

This week in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, a brutal video was leaked showing a group of prison officers taking turns beating and then raping prisoners using a broom. We sent a Georgian photographer over there and got his appraisal of the situation. Full story

The Need for Speed

Everybody pays attention when our favorite focus drug, Adderall, suddenly vanishes. Full story

The Beard and Baby Brother

The Beard and Baby Brother: Tragic Spills at Tard Harbor Full story

Hungry for Pain

My Life as a Rubbish Bin

VICE: So, Mary. You have an interesting hobby. Would you mind telling people what it is? Mary: Well, I don't even tell my closest friends about how I like to spend my free time but basically I like to meet strangers on the internet for abuse. Full story

Stay Soft!

Sexy Men Try to Take Back the Night

The crime is MAN ABUSE. Full story