Churches, civil society vow to make India’s Mizoram ‘drug-free state’

Drug abuse is one of the most serious concerns facing the northeastern state, Catholic prelate says Refugees who fled Myanmar rest in a basic shelter at a camp in India's northeastern state of Mizoram near the Myanmar border on Sept. 23, 2021. ...

Cho vows tougher penalties for etomidate vape drug abuse

Jun. 3, 2026 14:59 Lai Jyun-tang Cabinet plans legal changes as cases of drivers using drugs sharply increase Vape device user. (Reuters, Warton Li photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said the ...

NIDA research is advancing progress against HIV

May 18, 2026 By Nora D. Volkow, Director, NIDA Studies at the intersection of HIV and substance use can shape prevention, treatment, and care. Image ©Shutterstock.com/KieferPix ...

Education, vigilance urged to decrease youth drug abuse

By EVAN GOODENOW egoodenow@loudountimes.com (https://www.loudountimes.com/users/profile/Evan%20Goodenow) May 23, 2026 An image in a slide show at a drug prevention awareness event at Tuscarora High School in Leesburg on May ...

Jammu Walkathon held against drug abuse

【May 25, 2026 By Daily Excelsior (https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/author/dailyexcelsior_wpadmin/)】 source (https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/jammu-walkathon-held-against-drug-abuse/)

NIDA small business grants support AI startups

April 15, 2026 By Nora D. Volkow, Director, NIDA Image ©Shutterstock.com/Nikornpanna (https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Nikornpanna) For decades, NIDA has leveraged the U.S. government’s Small Business ...

NIH researchers discover pain-relieving drug with minimal addictive properties Positive safety profile of novel drug compound is surprise for ...

April 1, 2026 Image ©Shutterstock.com/Prostock-studio (https://www.shutterstock.com/g/prostock_studio) Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified a novel, highly potent opioid that shows ...

New White House drug abuse strategy floats wastewater testing, AI, more treatment and faith-based options

By Jennifer Jacobs Updated on: May 1, 2026 / 11:06 AM EDT / CBS News The Trump administration is proposing wastewater testing on a national level to try to ferret out data on illegal drug use in real time, according to a draft of a new drug ...

Drug-free region: ASEAN vows zero tolerance versus illicit drugs

【10 May 2026, 12:23 PM/Bernama) MANILA, May 10 — ASEAN pledged to adopt a zero-tolerance approach to the illicit narcotics trade as part of its efforts to build a drug-free region. The Philippine News Agency reported that during the ...

Minister urges younger generation to conquer drug, substance abuse

【May 7, 2026/Takudzwa Mangrozah/Herald Reporter】 YOUNG people must resist drug and substance abuse as they the generation that will drive Zimbabwe’s industrialisation and transformation, a Cabinet minister has said. Speaking at ...

Clinical trial results support use of weekly extended-release buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder during pregnancy NIH-supported ...

March 16, 2026 Image ©Shutterstock.com/KieferPix (https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Kiefer+pix) In a clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a research team found that administering weekly ...

Japan to tighten rules on OTC drug sales to curb misuse among youth

JAPAN (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/japan/) / Science Health (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/japan/science-health/) A 2024 survey on high school students found that roughly 1 in 70 reported having misused over-the-counter drugs in ...