As British Columbia begins a new era in drug policy, the drug poisoning crisis continues without an end in sight.
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If governments want to tackle drug use, targeting those at most risk is a better strategy than mass campaigns.
British Columbia’s bold experiment provides an opportunity to implement more balance in Canadian drug policy, and a more principled withdrawal from the war on drugs.
False narratives about drug addiction and policies that are not supported by research are deepening the overdose epidemic in the US.
Chemicals in drugs can be excreted unchanged, infiltrating waterways via sewage and effluent.
A history of the drug crystal meth.
Methamphetamine use has increased dramatically in Asia in the past five years, overtaking even the US. Now cartels spy an opportunities in Europe.
Fentanyl has been a prime culprit in the opioid crisis in the United States. It’s now turning up in cocaine and methamphetamine in New South Wales.
There’s widespread attention on the dangers of opioid addiction, but use of damaging crystal meth continues in the U.S., with police seizures rising.
A new study has looked at why some ice users suffer psychosis and others don’t.
Most of the evidence drawn on by critics of the trial comes from places that have implemented such programs. So, have they worked?
When we think of methamphetamine-related death we tend to focus on overdose. The extent of the problem, however, extends far beyond drug toxicity.
Let’s take claims about the value of drug seizures with a grain of salt.
Carfentanil is an ultra-potent synthetic opioid. Its only legitimate use is in veterinary practice for large animals such as elephants, but it sneaks into heroin shipments to increase its potency.
Despite the growth in darknet drug trading in Australia, there are important reasons why it is less harmful than street drug dealing.
West Australian Labor leader Mark McGowan’s responded to The Conversation’s request for sources and comment regarding our FactCheck on methamphetamine usage rates in Western Australia.
West Australian Labor leader Mark McGowan said his state has the “worst rate of methamphetamine usage in the country”. We asked the experts to check the evidence.
Without doubt, crystal methamphetamine, like many drugs (including alcohol) is capable of causing immense harm. But when facts are distorted to create fear and stigma it helps no one.
Organised crime groups are profiting from the fruits of globalisation such as free-trade agreements as well as the massive upgrade of the region’s infrastructure and connectivity now underway.
Flakka was believed to be behind two cannibalistic attacks in Florida that left one man blind and a married couple dead. It wasn’t so. Here’s why we need facts, not myths, about dangerous drugs.
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