Treasury accuses Gustavo Petro of ‘allowing drug cartels to flourish’ as president attacks Trump’s ‘oppressive regime’ The US treasury department has announced sanctions on Colombian president Gustavo Petro, one of Donald Trump’s...
Unlicensed and potentially deadly products seized in Northampton in crackdown on illegal trade A factory in Northampton manufacturing counterfeit weight-loss jabs has been raided and dismantled by a government agency. Tens of thousands...
President says he ‘may go to the Congress and tell them … but I can’t imagine they’d have any problem with it’ Donald Trump said on Thursday that his administration could soon expand its military attacks on alleged drug smugglers from...
Zhi Dong Zhang, known by alias ‘Brother Wang’, is also wanted by US and has alleged ties to Mexican drug cartels Cuba has arrested an alleged Chinese fentanyl kingpin who escaped custody in Mexico in July and is also wanted by the US,...
Lindsay Sandiford, 68, has been on death row in Indonesia since 2012, after authorities found 3.8kg of cocaine in her suitcase A British woman will avoid execution for drug smuggling in Indonesia under an agreement between the two...
End of almost two decades of leftist rule could revive ‘war on drugs’ in change of approach to coca cultivation Bolivians go to the polls on Sunday in an election that, whatever the result, will mark a complete shift to the right after...
Sheinbaum says she has ‘no information’ about Trump administration claim as experts also deeply skeptical Mexico ’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has said her government has “no information” regarding claims by the Trump administration...
Move marks escalation in Maduro pressure campaign as president says US mulling strikes on Venezuelan territory Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had authorized the CIA to carry out covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp...
The president’s threats to attack Venezuela are regressive, dangerous and almost certain to backfire Running for president in 2024, Donald Trump vowed to avoid costly, often disastrous overseas US military interventions like Iraq and...
Police in Devon and Cornwall unveil new boat to help tackle increasing number of gangs attempting to land in the region People smugglers are targeting the remote coves and small harbours of the far south-west of Britain to avoid...
Three men had fled in taxi after allegedly piloting vessel carrying 3.65 tonnes of cocaine to Galicia, Spanish police say Police in Spain have arrested three men thought to have piloted a “narco-submarine” carrying more than 3.6 tonnes...
Brenda del Castillo, Morena Verdi and Lara Gutiérrez were lured with a promise of a $300 payment for a ‘sex party’ ‘The gangs never used to kill children, now they do’: how cocaine created Argentina’s first narcocity The murder of two...
At UN, Gustavo Petro says ‘poor young people’ died in US strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats off Caribbean coast Gustavo Petro, Colombia ’s president, addressed the UN general assembly on Tuesday to call for Donald Trump to face...
Three charges against Duterte stem from his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups say killed thousands International criminal court prosecutors have charged the former president of the Philippines Rodrigo...
Guardian correspondent Tom Phillips visited a makeshift 'narco-sub' in Belém, Brazil, three months after it was seized by authorities. The 60ft vessel would take drug smugglers on a three-week journey from South America to Europe as they...
Poorly paid crews risk their lives on voyages in ‘propeller-driven coffins’ to smuggle drugs from Brazil to Europe What was going through the mariners’ minds, embarking on a voyage they must have feared they would not survive? How did...
Heavy security as Flor Bressers, 39, appears in Brussels court where 30 suspected accomplices will also be tried The alleged head of a large cocaine-smuggling operation, who was one of Europe’s most wanted men at the time of his arrest,...
To defeat the cartels, governments should decriminalise personal use and create legal drug markets, says Richard Branson. And Richard Kilroy decries US military action against suspected drug-runners Your editorial on the so-called war on...
Alberto Varela claimed he wanted to use sacred plant medicine to free people’s minds. But as the organisation grew, his followers discovered a darker reality. By Sam Edwards. Read by Sid Sagar Continue reading...
Social media platform accused of failing to filter out obvious usernames such as ‘coke’, ‘weed’ and ‘molly’ Snapchat has been accused by a Danish research organisation of leaving an “overwhelming number” of drug dealers to openly operate...
A new study finds a link between feelings of panic when a person is away from their smartphone and increased anxiety and obsessive-compulsive behavior. A related study found that these...
A new study reveals a surprising family connection to alcohol use disorder (AUD): the drinking habits of a person’s in-laws. The findings, published in the journal Psychological Science, suggest that...
A new study suggests it is very difficult for women, particularly those who are pregnant, to be accepted into many treatment centers for opioid use disorder. The Vanderbilt University Medical...
Major orthopedic surgery is often associated with pain that is often controlled or managed by opioids. Unfortunately, some are susceptible to developing dependency on such drugs, and researchers have been...
A new study is the first to show the ways e-cigarette companies persuade teens to vape. Officials are concerned because youth, and especially youth in vulnerable populations, can become addicted...
While opioids effectively relieve pain, for some they lead to overuse and addiction. New research suggests planning that emphasizes a person’s surgical care before, during and after surgery can reduce...
Surviving or witnessing a drug overdose is a psychologically traumatic event that can lead to symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new Johns Hopkins study of female...
A new Massachusetts study reveals that 29 percent of private post-acute care facilities in the state explicitly discriminated against hospitalized individuals with opioid use disorder, rejecting their referral for admission....
A new study warns pregnant women that if they use marijuana, their child is more likely to suffer sleep problems as much as a decade later. Published in Sleep Health:...
In a new six-year study, the longest ever conducted on video game addiction, researchers found that about 90% of gamers do not play in a way that is harmful or...
A new study shows that job skills training for low-income youth does more than help them get better jobs. It makes them significantly less likely to use illicit drugs, even...
New research finds that patients who visited the emergency room for an opioid overdose are 100 times more likely to die by drug overdose in the year after being discharged...
New research suggests combining the 12-Step Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) program with a different treatment such as cognitive-behavioral therapy can result in a very effective intervention for individuals with alcohol use...
A new study demonstrates that a predictive computer model can identify patients at risk for attempting suicide from patterns in their electronic health records — an average of two years...
New research shows that people with a history of dependence on cannabis are more likely to have some form of mental illness or substance abuse. “Our findings illustrate that for...
Catnip is the most famous stimulant for cats. How does it work, why does it not affect all cats, and are there any catnip alternatives? We investigate.
The exact length of time that molly, or MDMA, stays in a person's system depends on several factors, including how much of the drug they have taken. Learn more here.
Alcohol is a depressant and can amplify or trigger depression symptoms in some people. Learn more about the links between depression and alcohol in this article.
The keto diet is a high fat, low carbohydrate eating plan. Although alcohol does contain carbohydrates, it can be part of a keto diet. This article looks at the best and worst drinks for people following a keto diet.
Marijuana contains some compounds that remain in the body after use. Many factors affect how long it stays there. Learn about the marijuana detox process here.
Marijuana use can affect different people in different ways, and being 'high' can feel different to different people. Learn about what being high on marijuana might feel like here.
A new meta-analysis looks at the potential link between marijuana use and an increased risk of cancer, emphasizing the poor quality of existing studies.
Alcohol intoxication is a temporary condition that occurs when a person drinks an excess of alcohol. Learn about the signs, treatments, and risks, including alcohol poisoning.
An experimental study shows that a single shot of ketamine helps reduce drinking cravings, particularly after the retrieval of associated reward memories.
Most medical experts agree there is very little risk of death from using marijuana alone. Read this article to learn more about the potential health risks of cannabis use and what the research says about the risk of dying.