Malaysian police are battling to douse a burst of gang violence blamed on drug-trafficking turf battles, readily obtainable guns, and...
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UK: Drugs baron Curtis Warren ordered to repay millions
Drugs baron Curtis Warren has been ordered to pay back almost £200m within a month after what is believed to...
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admits to smoking crack’
Speaking to reporters during a media scrumToronto Mayor Rob Ford dropped a bombshell Tuesday as he admitted to smoking crack-cocaine...
UNODC launches police reform project in Kenya
UNODC’s Regional Office for Eastern Africa recently launched a project to support police reforms in Kenya. In light of the...
Czech police raid shops selling goods to grow pot
Czech police have raided dozens of stores suspected of selling materials that help people illegally grow marijuana. In a statement...
UK players want lighter penalties for recreational drugs
A union representing British sportsmen and women has launched legal action in Switzerland to try to ensure more sympathetic treatment...
Neil McKeganey: ‘Legal’ highs a low point
Novel psychoactive s, the dry scientific terminology for what are more commonly known as “legal high” drugs may represent the...
Coca eradication in Bolivia
The Bolivian government will probably limit efforts to eradicate illegal coca fields in areas where President Evo Morales’ political support...
FDA OKs powerful painkiller, stirring fears
Going against the recommendation of its own panel of outside advisers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a...
Neuroscientist establishes direct link between stimulus-response learning and substance abuse
Veronique Bohbot, PhD, neuroscientist at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, found that the region of the brain involved in...