Opium played a fascinating role in southern African colonial politics, conflict and social change - from the poppy fields of Mozambique to the early days of Johannesburg city.
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Cocaine and alcohol combine to create a deadly chemical known as cocaethylene.
Getting hold of illegal drugs is easier than ever, with home deliveries and even loyalty cards.
There’s no evidence drug use is a barrier to job seeking. And testing can’t distinguish between one off, irregular or regular use.
A study of over 700,000 state and local drug arrests shows that two out of three cases involve a small amount of illegal drugs.
Cross border security is at serious risk. So are the lives of the people who live there.
A safety committee convened by the FDA has declared esketamine safe for severe depression. But isn’t this drug the same as ketamine, an illegal street drug? A medical anthropologist explains.
Drug users aren’t the problem – the current ‘war on drugs’ is.
In a completely new approach to treating addiction, researchers use genetically engineered skin cells to inactivate cocaine and block cravings and addiction in mice.
Canadian drug policy began to take shape well before anti-immigration attacks on Chinese establishments in 1908. Drugs like opium and coke were causing grave public health concerns.
Centuries from now, antidepressants may be seen as a barbaric treatment for treating children with depression.
A new study among gay and bisexual men living with HIV found those who were occasional or regular users of party drugs reported significantly better social outcomes than non-users.
Cocaine is the second most commonly used illicit substance in Australia, after marijuana.
Why bother chasing big drugs operations when it makes no difference? Here are three reasons.
Scientists are beginning to understand why certain drugs and musical genres are natural partners.
Budget cuts have consequences.
A Victorian athlete’s use of ‘performance-enhancing’ coca was met with interested approval rather than anger of the kind directed at Justin Gatlin.
What’s on your cash? Studies show our money carries everything from pet DNA and old food to E.coli and traces of cocaine.
Twenty-two-year-old Australian woman Cassandra Sainsbury was arrested on April 11 at El Dorado airport in Bogota, Colombia. Sainsbury was due to return to Australia via London. Her suitcase contained 5.8kg…
Cigarette smoking kills about 480,000 Americans annually and costs nearly US$170 billion in health care each year. Is it time we considered financial incentives to help people quit?
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Professor in Substance Use, Liverpool John Moores University
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
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Visiting Fellow in Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading
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Associate Professor in Human Geography, University of Reading
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Research Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW
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Senior Research Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW
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Visiting Fellow in Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading
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Lecturer, Psychology and Epidemiology, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Bentley University
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Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Professor, Director of Research and Statistical Support Service and Program Leader for Substance Use and Mental Health, Centre for Health Services Research, The University of Queensland
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Wellcome Trust Research Fellow, University of Glasgow
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Associate Professor, Medical History, Department of Health Sciences, Brock University
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Researcher assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care, University of Chicago