New research from Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York reveals that repeated exposure to cocaine decreases the activity of...
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Speed and ecstasy associated with depression in teenagers
A five year study conducted with thousands of local teenagers by University of Montreal researchers reveals that those who used...
Acute cannabis consumption and motor vehicle collision risk
Acute cannabis consumption is associated with an increased risk of a motor vehicle crash, especially for fatal collisions. This information...
‘Medical’ marijuana a health risk for society
Since California passed the country’s first “medical” marijuana law in 1996, 15 other states have passed similar laws. However, many...
New study: Why Attention Deficit Disorder is over-diagnosed
Researchers in Germany have found that mental health practitioners tend to diagnose ADHD using their intuition and unclear rules of...
Bad income for the tobacco industry a good thing
The world’s top tobacco groups fear if new rules on plain packaging take hold in Australia and Britain they may...
Enough hashish seized to drug all of Canada
The RCMP says it was involved in a monster international drug bust that nabbed more than 43 tonnes of hashish...
White House fact sheet on U.S. drug policy
White House fact sheet on U.S. drug policy
U.S. 2012 National Drug Control Strategy
The 2012 National Drug Control Strategy builds on the foundation laid down by the Administration’s previous two Strategies and serves...
Creators and operators of online narcotics marketplace arrested
Federal, state, and international law enforcement authorities have arrested eight people who all face federal drug trafficking and money laundering...