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 ...

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 ...