These synthetic opioids are taking over from fentanyl, but even a tiny dose can be lethal.
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Deaths from cocaine use have risen by almost 31%, according to ONS figures that also show stark regional differences in drug-related deaths.
Toxic leukoencephalopathy is when the brain’s white matter is damaged. It is often deadly.
Poppy seeds can become contaminated with opiates during harvesting. For the US Defense Department, invoking a ‘poppy seed defense’ may not be enough to rule out a positive drug test result.
Studies suggest that marijuana and CBD use might help relieve chronic pain while also reducing a patient’s need for opioids.
Livelihoods which communities have relied on for centuries are being criminalised by heavy-handed state restrictions.
As the Taliban, warlords and corrupt public officials vie for drug profits and power, it will fuel even more instability in the country.
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.
In today’s opioid crisis, why are some people with addictions treated with empathy and others with disdain? The answer to that question has roots in the 19th century.
Synthetic opiates are a growing problem.
Drug deaths are rising faster than ever. How did we get here and what to do about it?
Opiates have emerged as a significant threat to public health in the UK.
Methadone is used mainly to treat dependence on heroin, but also other prescription drugs. It is sometimes used to treat severe chronic pain.
Yeast can produce opioid from sugar but although a proof of concept, we’re still far away from production at scale.
Reports of a “flesh-eating zombie drug” called krokodil, accompanied by lurid images first appeared in English during 2010. The drug serves as an excellent illustration of the havoc bad drug policies can…
Electric stimulation to certain areas of the brain has been used to release mu-opioid, an opiate-like substance that alters…
Australia must abandon its failed war on drugs and reopen the debate over legalising and regulating their use, according to a report to be released tomorrow. The report, emotively titled “The prohibition…
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