Drug overdoses have reached record high, per latest CDC report: ‘Grim statistics'

Published March 26, 2024 4:13pm EDT By Melissa Rudy Drug overdoses reached a new high last year in the U.S., according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Nearly 108,000 people died from drug overdoses ...

Germany legalises cannabis possession for personal use from April

Published On 22 Mar 202422 Mar 2024 German laws on cannabis use now among most liberal in Europe, but medical experts warn it ‘makes you stupid’. A cannabis or hemp plant in a box at the Hemp Museum in ...

Former Liverpool FC prodigy jailed for role in major drug ring

By PA Media Ewan Gawne,BBC News Share GMP Ex-Liverpool youth player Jamie Cassidy was "drawn in" to crime by his old brother, a court heard A former Liverpool football prodigy has been jailed for more ...

Progressive California and Oregon revive the war on drugs amid fentanyl crisis

March 21, 2024, 4:14 AM CST By Alicia Victoria Lozano (https://www.nbcnews.com/author/alicia-victoria-lozano-ncpn1112366) PORTLAND, Ore. — The war on drugs, once a weapon in the nation's fight against substance abuse and related ...

Crack and fentanyl abuse on the rise in Germany

Oliver Pieper (https://www.dw.com/en/oliver-pieper/person-40275588) 03/17/2024March 17, 2024 Germany is facing an alarming rise in crack cocaine and fentanyl abuse, with nearly 2,000 drug-related deaths reported in 2022. Experts are calling ...

Powerful Psychedelic Gains Renewed Attention as a Treatment for Opioid Addiction

March 5, 2024By Andrew Jacobs (https://www.nytimes.com/by/andrew-jacobs) Ibogaine, a formidable psychedelic made from the root of a shrub native to Central Africa, is not for the timid. It unleashes a harrowing trip that can last more than ...

Delta-8-THC use reported by 11% of 12th graders in 2023

March 12, 2024 Image Maskot (https://www.gettyimages.com/search/photographer?photographer=Maskot) Approximately 11% of 12th-grade students across the United States reported past-year use of delta-8- tetrahydrocannabinol ...

Former Honduran president found guilty in drug trafficking trial

By Ana Melgar and David Shortell, CNN Published 4:15 PM EST, Fri March 8, 2024 Honduras former President Juan Orlando Hernandez is escorted by authorities as he walks towards a plane of the U.S. Drug Enforcement ...

EU drug market is worth €31 bn, and is a serious security threat

March 7, 2024 Drugs confisticated in a police raid. Photo: Politie.nl The European drugs market has an estimated minimum retail value of at least €31 billion, based on figures from 2021, according to a new report ...

Europol and EMCDDA spotlight drug-related violence in latest market overview

Extreme drug-related violence is putting a strain on local communities and society, and corruption is facilitating drug trafficking and undermining the rule of law. These are among the insights shared in EU Drug Markets: Key insights for policy ...

Drugs online: UN-backed body offers solutions to counter narcotics surge

5 March 2024 UNODC Drug dealers have continued to use cutting-edge digital technology, social media platforms and disinformation to sell their illegal produce, fuelling narcotics consumption globally, a UN-backed report launched on Tuesday ...

Supervised consumption services may reduce drug overdose mortality

March 6, 2024 | GlobalData Healthcare (https://www.clinicaltrialsarena.com/author/globaldata/) Figure 1: Drug overdose mortality by distance from SCS facilities, 2017-19 (deaths per 100,000 population). Credit: GlobalData. The growing ...