Police seized over a litre of the drug GHB, also known as fantasy or liquid ecstasy, during an operation in...
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Germany: One man and his sniffer dog help tackle Germany’s hidden drug problem
A German man and his dog have offered up their services to help concerned parents sniff out whether their children...
Malaysia seizes methamphetamine disguised as tea
Malaysian authorities have seized nearly 50kg of methamphetamine disguised as Chinese tea at Kuala Lumpur’s main airport.Further reading
The epidemiology of substance use among street children in resource-constrained settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Street children from resource-constrained settings reported high life-time substance use. Inhalants are the predominant substances used, followed by tobacco, alcohol...
New Zealand: Free-for-all of the backyard chemists is over
Mike Sabin, MP for Northland says he is hoping to see ‘backyard chemists’ who manufacture psychoactive substances, commonly sold as...
‘Bath salts,’ ‘Spice’ and US Military: Are Service members abusing synthetic drugs?
An undercover investigation for National Geographic explores the availability of powerful synthetic drugs, with names like “spice” and “bath salts,”...
Combination of smoking and heavy drinking ‘speeds up cognitive decline’
The combination of smoking and heavy drinking speeds up cognitive decline, according to a new study by researchers in UCL...
U.S: Feds seek lesser sentences for some drug crimes
As prison populations swell, the Justice Department is seeking sentencing changes that would keep tough penalties for violent and repeat...
Italy: Massive raid against ‘Ndrangheta thugs
Italian police on Friday arrested 38 people in the provinces of Cosenza, Bari, Matera, Terni and Salerno. 60 million euros in...
New Zealand: Police tighten net on druggie drivers
Canterbury police will have up to five times as many officers testing suspected drugged drivers by the end of the...