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 ...

Student arrested for trying to sneak meth-soaked T-shirts through LAX in hidden compartment in suitcase

By Steve Janoski (https://nypost.com/author/steve-janoski/) Published Nov. 13, 2024 A student from the United Kingdom was nabbed trying to sneak more than a dozen meth-encrusted Target T-shirts through Los Angeles International Airport ...

Experts hopeful as US drug overdose deaths fall below 100,000

2024/11/15/Brandon Drenon/BBC News The number of people dying from drug overdoses in the US has decreased, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a new report. Overall, overdose deaths declined by roughly 14% from ...

Queensland drug laws have diverted thousands from the criminal justice system, but the LNP plans to axe the measures

November 13, 2024 By Emma Pollard By Claudia Williams The new LNP government will repeal drug diversion laws, which were introduced last year. (ABC News: Greg Nelson) Queensland's new premier has confirmed the LNP will repeal ...

Films can be effective in teaching dangers of drug abuse, says Sibu Resident

By Peter Boon on November 11, 2024, Monday at 7:00 AMAbang Mohamad Porkan (fifth left), Sibu Division Chinese Community Leaders Association deputy chairman Pemanca Datuk Jason Tai (fourth left) and others show the ‘X’ sign ...

Experts express concern over growing youths involvement in drug abuse

On Nov 6, 2024 Some public health experts have expressed concern over the rising cases of youths’ involvement in drug abuse, urging the media to prioritise awareness to combat the problem. The experts bared their minds during a ...