The suggestion that the drug may be more helpful than regulated care for mental ill health is dangerous, writes Dr Rachel McNulty Rose Cartwright’s article ( I was the poster girl for OCD. Then I began to question everything I’d been...
A commercial quantity of psilocybin, a hallucinogenic drug commonly known as 'magic mushrooms', has been found at a suburban property south of Brisbane, police allege. A 31-year-old man has been charged with offences relating...
Australian federal police have arrested the alleged leader of an 'organised crime network'. The ring had plans to import more than 20 tonnes of drugs into Australia, Det Spt Adrian Telfer claimed. Speaking at a press conference in...
Packages allegedly sent to former Australian boxer and others were intercepted by federal police, US affidavit says. Fenech has not been charged, and his lawyer says he is not a suspect for any criminal offences Follow our Australia news...
Groups monitoring organised crime warn that Turkey is becoming entry point for drugs reaching Europe Turkish police have seized the third largest haul of cocaine in the country’s history, the interior minister, Ali Yerlikaya, has...
There are better ways of tackling addiction and overdoses than reverting to the tactics of a failed drugs war Last week the home secretary, James Cleverly, announced that nitazenes are now being treated as class A drugs, his statement...
More than 16.5 tonnes of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and MDMA consumed in the year ending August 2023 Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast More than 16.5 tonnes of methamphetamine, cocaine,...
Juan Orlando Hernández, 55, once a US ally in the ‘war on drugs’, found guilty on three counts and faces 40 years in prison The former president of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández has been convicted of cocaine trafficking, securing a...
Europe has been ‘negligent,’ as an acceptance of cocaine and cannabis leads to corruption, violence, and misery, says Aboutaleb The mayor of a city on the frontline of the illegal drug trade has said that a “negligent” attitude to...
Young gang members tell their chilling, occasionally poetic stories in Everardo González’s documentary. But without seeing their faces, it’s hard to engage emotionally There is a faceless lack of accountability concerning gun violence in...
Men and women involved in narcotrafficking explain how they were recruited in this compelling documentary ‘I was 11 when I started selling drugs. I thought it was candy.” A young man in Mexico City is talking about his initiation into a...
Juan Orlando Hernández stands trial in a New York courtroom on Monday accused of taking millions in bribes from drug traffickers Five years after he was lavished with praise by Donald Trump for “stopping drugs at a level that has never...
Spanish police find 2.3 tonnes of cocaine following negotiation with Serb allegedly holding crew hostage It seemed it would be a routine police operation after a tipoff came in regarding a vessel ferrying 2.3 tonnes of cocaine from South...
Online access to home addresses is a cherished right. But as gangs target rivals with ease, innocent victims are caught in the blasts On a night in September, as summer was turning to autumn, Soha Saad dozed off on the sofa as she stayed...
The wave of brutality and terror by gangsters in Ecuador represented a ‘drug coup’. And we are complicit in this violence and mayhem What happened in Ecuador a few weeks ago, when the country descended into gang violence and TV...
Five suspects charged with murder in fatal shootings of six men in southern California desert Five suspects have been charged with murder in the fatal shootings of six men in a southern California desert in what investigators said was a...
Beijing says talks productive as US calls for help to fight synthetic opioid crisis responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths Expert sounds alarm on new wave of US opioids crisis American and Chinese officials met on Tuesday to...
People forced to bring overdose-reversal drug naloxone from US, as critics accuse Mexican government of creating shortage Every day, people cross the US-Mexico border with drugs – but not all of them are going north. Some head in the...
Sisters of the Valley is a non-religious group founded in 2014 that has pledged to spread the gospel of the healing powers of cannabis. The Sisters argue that the fight against drugs in Latin America has been a failure, leading to...
The public prosecutor leading the investigation into the on-air assault on an Ecuadorian television station has been shot and killed in a daylight attack in the city of Guayaquil. César Suárez, who focused on cases of organised...
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.