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The Trump administration says Colombia is failing to meet anti-narcotics obligations as cocaine production surges and cooperation frays.
Supervised injection sites in prisons are not universally accepted by correctional officers.
An expert in international law explains that the Trump administration’s justification for deadly strike doesn’t hold water.
The cheap, addictive yaba pill is at the heart of a public health crisis in Thailand, with trafficking networks expanding across southeast Asia.
Kratom, an herbal product, is a remedy to some and a risk to others.
Fentanyl dealers expanding into new markets across Canada are devastating smaller cities like Thunder Bay, fuelling violence and worsening the homelessness crisis.
Kush, a synthetic drug ravaging Sierra Leone, highlights a crisis of sedation and structural neglect in marginalised communities all over the world.
The practice is becoming more localised, with fewer lines running between police forces
Not even during the darkest days of Pablo Escobar’s infamous empire did Colombia produce as much cocaine as it does today.
Hearing loss isn’t just caused by loud noise – some medicines can harm your ears from the inside out.
Tasteless. Odourless. Potentially fatal. Scopolamine is raising alarms after reports of use in UK crime.
Pharmaceutical companies have little incentive to sell drugs to countries that can’t afford them. But bargaining together can increase access to vital treatments worldwide.
Drug mules typically don’t know what they are carrying, or how much.
Incarcerating people who use drugs is associated with increased overdose deaths after release and high rate of recidivism.
Some of the same people caught illegally trafficking firearms across the border to Mexico are also selling illicit drugs, including fentanyl, meth and heroin.
Psychedelics are marketed as a way for the general population to extract more work out of their already overworked lives, and to be happy about it in the process.
Researchers at UCL are exploring whether the psychedelic drug DMT can be used to curb drinking habits.
The core features of autism can’t and don’t need to be altered. But medications can help manage autistic people’s physical and mental health conditions.
The cannabis industry is full of products that purport to provide a range of experiences. However, the reality of this ‘entourage effect’ is not so cut-and-dried.
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
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Associate professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto; York University, Canada; University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macquarie University
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Professor in Substance Use, Liverpool John Moores University
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Associate Professor, National Drug Research Institute / enAble Institute, Curtin University
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Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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Professor in Criminal Justice and Faculty Director of Public Engagement, University of Kent
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Swansea University
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Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Birmingham
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PhD Candidate, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Lecturer, RMIT University
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University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University