US accuses CVS of filling, billing government for illegal opioid prescriptions

By Reuters 2 minute read Published 7:45 PM EST, Wed December 18, 2024 A CVS pharmacy shopping cart in Pinole, California, on July 18, 2023. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images The US Department of ...

Reported use of most drugs among adolescents remained low in 2024

December 17, 2024From NIDA After declining significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, substance use among adolescents has continued to hold steady at lowered levels for the fourth year in a row, according to the latest results from the ...

Premier Chen aims to further reduce drug abuse in Taiwan

2024-01-22 Premier Chen Chien-jen (center) speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Harm Reduction International Conference Jan. 19 in Taipei City. (Courtesy of Executive Yuan) Premier Chen Chien-jen said that Taiwan is ...

The US’s First State-Sanctioned Safe Drug Consumption Site Prepares To Open In Rhode Island

Published on December 11, 2024 By Ben Adlin (https://www.marijuanamoment.net/author/benadlin/) On Tuesday afternoon, organizers cut the ribbon on the first state-sanctioned safe consumption site for illegal drugs in the United States. The ...

Mexican troops seize over 2,000 pounds of fentanyl in biggest catch in country's history, officials say

Le MondePublished on December 4, 2024, at 11:46 pm(Paris), updated on December 5, 2024, at 7:22 am Mexico’s top security official said two men were spotted carrying guns in the northern state of Sinaloa. They were chased into ...

Australia’s biggest cocaine bust seized from broken down boat at sea

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Updated 2:36 AM EST, Mon December 2, 2024 Police swooped in when a fishing boat loaded with cocaine broke down off the coast of Australia. Australian Federal Police ...

GT investigates: Unpacking the truth behind America’s fentanyl crisis

By GT staff reportersPublished: Dec 03, 2024 Editor's Note:The US has frequently shifted blame for the fentanyl crisis onto China in recent years. US President-elect Donald Trump recently claimed that as drugs are pouring into the US, China will ...

PRESS RELEASE Afghanistan: opium production remains 93 per cent below pre-drug ban levels, says UNODC

Kabul/Vienna, 27 November 2024 Opium production in Afghanistan remains low for the second consecutive year, with production at 433 tons in 2024, confirmed new estimates from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Although ...

Gang steals 9,000 'laughing gas' canisters

2024.11.27 Jonny Humphries BBC News, Liverpool The three men took a trailer containing nitrous oxide, which was made into a Class C controlled drug in 2023. Three men broke into an industrial estate and stole a trailer containing ...

"Pink cocaine" is the latest street drug. This team of researchers has been warning the public about it for a year.

By Tom Hanson (https://www.cbsnews.com/team/tom-hanson/), Laura Geller (https://www.cbsnews.com/team/laura-geller/), Justin Sherman Updated on: November 25, 2024 / 2:47 PM EST / CBS News The death of music star Liam Payne ...

Is This Methadone’s Moment? Megan Brooks

Megan Brooks /October 31, 2024 Methadone has been shown to be highly effective for opioid use disorder (OUD). So why is it still so difficult to prescribe in the United States and is that about to change? A recent study ...

Combating drug abuse: Egypt’s strategy to protect youth and foster recovery

BY Walaa Ali Wed, 20 Nov 2024 GMT CAIRO - 20 November 2024: The issue of drug abuse prevention has gained significant attention from Egypt's political leadership. The Fund for Combating and Treating Addiction and Abuse, chaired by Maya ...