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Dancing With Death: Club Drugs

Get the facts about "club drugs", including GHB, one of the most alarming in a string of fashionable drugs that have swept through the country in recent years.

By Per Ola and Emily d'Aulaire

Drugs: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask

Wonder what your teen is talking about when you overhear him talking about "ganja" or "poppers"? Learn how to decode the slang and find out about the potential harmful effects of commonly abused drugs.

By Christine Many

10 New Money Rip-Offs

10 New Money Rip-Offs

From small change to big bucks, beware these scams.

By Max Alexander in Reader's Digest

Don't Be "Had"

Stay one step ahead of unscrupulous scammers with these 5 simple tips.

By Max Alexander in Reader's Digest - March 2006

Outrageous! Shakedown

Pretending to help the disabled, lawyers have come up with a whole new scam.

By Michael Crowley in Reader's Digest - September 2004

The $100 Million Scam

And why Americans keep falling for it.

By Hal Karp in Reader's Digest - March 2005

Kingpin

Two brothers, ruling a vicious drug cartel. Two agents, determined to bring them down.

By Sam Dealey in Reader's Digest - November 2003

Money for Nothing

Women's "gifting circles" are the fastest-growing -- and cruelest -- scam around.

By Shea Dean in Reader's Digest - November 2003

Outrageous! Charity Chiselers

Nonprofit execs are getting big bucks and big perks, all on the donor's dime.

By Michael Crowley in Reader's Digest - September 2006

Outrageous! Faking It

We all pay the price when "disabled" scam artists collect big benefit bucks.

By Michael Crowley in Reader's Digest - October 2006

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