Mexican president lashes out after reports of drug cartel investigations

By Mary Beth Sheridan (https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/mary-beth-sheridan/?itid=ai_top_sheridanmb) February 22, 2024 at 8:23 p.m. EST Mexican President Andrés Manuel ...

More drug than drink-driving arrests by some forces

By Katy Austin Transport correspondent, BBC News An increasing number of people are getting behind the wheel after using cannabis and cocaine, according to one of Britain's top police officers. Chief ...

Children in Malaysia inhaling ‘energy sticks’: Experts urge outright ban to nip problem in the bud

Feb 20, 2024Amir Yusof (https://www.channelnewsasia.com/author/amir-yusof) Energy stick inhalers have gained popularity in Malaysia in recent months. (Photo: CNA/Zamzahuri Abas) JOHOR BAHRU: They are brightly coloured nasal inhalers ...

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

February 6, 2024NIDA Law enforcement seizures of “magic mushrooms” or “shrooms (https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/psilocybin-magic-mushrooms)” containing the psychoactive component psilocybin ...

Residential addiction treatment for adolescents is scarce and expensive

January 8, 2024—NIH-supported analysis finds just seven states had a facility that accepted Medicaid, had a bed open the same day, and offered buprenorphine ©Getty Images/Westend61 ...

Residents Oppose Expanding Drug Use Sites to Suburban Vancouver

By Vjosa Isai (https://www.nytimes.com/by/vjosa-isai) Feb. 17, 2024 -Council chambers in Richmond, one of British Columbia’s largest cities, turned raucous this week amid debate over a possible safe consumption site. ...

Three new recreational drugs discovered in checks by Australian chemists

chemistryworld BY MARIA BURKE (https://www.chemistryworld.com/maria-burke/1690.bio)15 FEBRUARY 2024 Chemists in Australia have identified three new recreational drugs. Their effects are likely to be similar to ecstasy and ketamine. However, ...

Smoking drugs now linked to more overdose deaths than injecting drugs, report finds

By a new report (https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7306a2.htm?s_cid=mm7306a2_w) from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, published Thursday, looked at information from crime scene investigations, witness ...

FDA approves first state request to import drugs from Canada

By President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign (https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/07/politics/biden-health-care-costs/index.html). Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, is also highlighting his ...

‘Enormous mistake': Business leaders, residents fed up with blue state drug laws issue 2024 ultimatum

By Hannah Ray Lambert (https://www.foxnews.com/person/l/hannah-ray-lambert) Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/) Published December 29, 2023 6:00am EST A group of political and business leaders are urging Oregon's legislators to reform the ...

Taliban Maintain Poppy Crackdown, US Fears Farmers’ Return to Cultivation

January 03, 2024 3:12 PM Akmal Dawi (https://www.voanews.com/author/akmal-dawi/yugmo) FILE - Taliban acting Defense Minister Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, center, speaks at a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, ...

Overdoses spike again in Portland, highlighting need for detox beds

7:33 PM EST January 4, 2024 ｜ Jack Molmud - Portland police and Preble Street both said there are not enough beds for people who are suffering from drug addiction as the number of overdoses rises. PORTLAND, ...