His mother says he was groomed by drug gangsters despite her attempts to get help. Let his death spark fresh debate about how we care for vulnerable people The last time Mary Bokassa saw her 14-year-old son alive was around lunchtime ,...
One of US’s youngest municipal mayors charged with drug transactions and solicitation of sex work, police say One of the US’s youngest municipal mayors was arrested on Tuesday morning in connection with a drug-trafficking investigation...
Protests have erupted nationwide after disappearance of boys not seen since they were approached by soldiers The disappearance of four boys in Ecuador after they came into contact with the armed forces is posing a severe challenge to...
Victims of Medellín cartel demand justice as some express dismay former mob boss faces no charges in Colombia The return of former drug trafficker Fabio Ochoa to Colombia following his deportation from the United States has reopened old...
El Chapo and El Mayo believed themselves to be generous bandits with a strict code – the new generation is different Last Christmas, the Sinaloa cartel made a show of sending branded gifts to children’s hospitals. This year, a bloody war...
The Thistle in Glasgow aims to save lives by providing a supervised environment in ‘Europe’s drug deaths capital’ The UK’s first official facility for consuming illegal drugs opens in Glasgow within a month, a move that experts and...
The dramatic collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria has thrown light on the country's industrial-scale export of a banned amphetamine-type stimulant called Captagon. Victorious Islamist-led fighters have seized military bases and...
Burnt-out rooms reveal extent of lucrative regime-supported operation to smuggle drug across region It was no secret, everyone seemed to know where it was. When asked for directions, the coffee vendor pointed up the hill. “The Captagon...
The Australians were arrested in 2005 for attempting to smuggle heroin out of the Indonesian resort island Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast • This article was amended on 17 December 2024. A previous version...
Violence shows few signs of ending after three months of war between rival factions that have left more than a thousand dead or disappeared One bright recent morning, Culiacán threw a party like old times, with chefs serving up aguachile...
People on death row, those with marijuana convictions and the Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier are among those the president could benefit In late November, a group of lawmakers sent a letter to Joe Biden, calling on him to use his...
Broward county state attorney announces plan that could benefit up to 2,600 people convicted in 1988-1990 Between 1988 and 1990, the Broward county sheriff’s office (BSO) in Florida manufactured and sold crack cocaine as part of a...
Drugs found on a vessel that had arrived from Guatemala were bound for Belgium, authorities say Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have confiscated nearly 9.5 tonnes of cocaine found in a banana shipment. It is the largest...
Soldiers and marines discover drugs in Sinaloa, while separately authorities arrest more than 5,200 migrants Mexican security forces have impounded more than a ton of fentanyl pills in what officials have called the biggest seizure of...
Drugs with estimated street value of $760m seized off Queensland’s K’gari island after AFP operation Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast More than a dozen...
Donald Trump’s additional 10% tax on Chinese imports said to be response to China’s failure to curb its flow into US Trump’s tariff threat sets stage for bitter global trade war Donald Trump has said that his favourite word is tariff,...
Tech-savvy organised crime groups profiting from billion-dollar enterprise that is spreading beyond Russian borders At any one moment in towns and cities across Russia, thousands of drug packages lie buried in the ground, attached by...
Samantha Sherratt says young adults are presenting with life-changing bladder problems, while another reader writes that her daughter took her own life after years of addiction Our hearts and gratitude go to “Nick” and Jack Curran for so...
Partner in company due to receive shipment arrested after 13 tonnes of drug discovered at port of Algeciras Spanish police and customs officers have intercepted the largest known consignment of cocaine ever to reach the country, seizing...
Wastewater monitoring reveals cannabis is most widely used illegal drug, with use in regional areas double that in cities Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast...
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.