Law enforcement seizures of psilocybin mushrooms rose dramatically between 2017-2022

February 6, 2024 Image magic mushrooms” or “shrooms (https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/psilocybin-magic-mushrooms)” containing the psychoactive component psilocybin increased dramatically in the ...

Reduced drug use is a meaningful treatment outcome for people with stimulant use disorders

January 10, 2024 ©Getty Images/FG Trade (https://www.gettyimages.com/search/photographer?photographer=FG%20Trade) Reducing stimulant use was associated with significant improvement in measures of health and ...

Police calls on residents to report drug crime

Matt Simpson Tue, 5 March 2024 at 1:00 pm GMT+8·1-min read Image from PictureGalleryModule_ID:3184344 POLICE are asking residents to report any drug-related activity and information to officers of ...

Meth usage among Kimberley juveniles alarms community leaders

ABC Kimberley (https://www.abc.net.au/kimberley/) / By Esse Deves (https://www.abc.net.au/news/esse-deves/102784388)／March 4th Concerns have been raised about the lack of drug rehabilitation services in the Kimberley.(ABC Kimberley: ...

Oregon’s drug decriminalization experiment appears dead

By Dirk VanderHart (https://www.opb.org/author/dirk-vanderhart/) (OPB) March 2, 2024 9:19 a.m. The voter-approved Measure 110 is nearing its end as the Legislature sends a bill unwinding Oregon’s drug decriminalization to Gov. ...

NSW Drug Diversion Policy Applauded Amid 20% Aussie Drug Use

Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies With new data showing that one in five Australians have used an illicit drug in the past year and an increase in support for treatment rather than judicial responses, it is time to address drug ...

Oregon takes massive step toward recriminalizing drug possession

The state’s House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill that would recriminalize drug possession in Oregon, with 51 members voting to approve the bill. By Dirk VanderHart ...

Smoking cannabis associated with increased risk of heart attack, stroke

Wednesday, February 28, 2024From NIH NIH-funded observational study shows risk grows sharply with more frequent use. Frequent cannabis smoking may significantly increase a person’s risk for heart attack and stroke, according to an ...

A knowledge-based approach to tackling Afghanistan’s drug abuse crisis

26/02/2024This story has been adapted from UN News.Kabul (Afghanistan) There are many dangers lurking in the shadows just off the bustling streets of the Afghan capital Kabul, but none is more threatening than the drug abuse crisis that is ...

Dangerously alarming levels of drug abuse

27th February 2024 Drug abuse By Punch Editorial Board (https://punchng.com/author/peditorial) NIGERIA’S drug abuse menace is at dangerous levels. An update by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency revealed that 14.3 million ...

How Portugal eased its opioid epidemic, while U.S. drug deaths skyrocketed

FEBRUARY 24, 2024, Brian Mann (https://www.npr.org/people/935764762/brian-mann) NPR Dr. João Goulão, director-general of the General Directorate for Intervention on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies ...

Canada's drug crisis is affecting a largely unchecked population of users — newcomers

Pratyush Dayal (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/author/pratyush-dayal-1.6140671) · CBC News · Posted: Feb 25, 2024 4:00 AM EST Experts call for better data collection, culturally-sensitive care CBC News spoke ...