Drugs like cocaine and a common metabolite of it, benzoylecgonine, show up in bodies of water near urban areas. People ...

Addiction quickly becomes a lifestyle. An addicted person dedicates more and more of their attention to getting drugs, finding ways to use, and concealing their use from others. All of these ...

This post was coauthored by Gabriella P. Oettinger and Juan M. Dominguez, Ph.D. As we begin the new school year, the importance of understanding the challenges and risks that students face becomes ...

Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger and Prince are just a few of the many who have died from overdosing on drugs. However, it seems as though their deaths are not enough to instill change ...

I wanted to talk to an expert about the effects of drug abuse on children and families, but the National Institute on Drug Abuse demurred. “We do not have someone available for an interview,” press ...

Liberia's Education Ministry has blocked controversial plans to introduce mandatory drug testing in all of the country's ...

In commemoration of its 50th anniversary, Epe Club has hosted a day seminar to sensitise the youth on the effect of drug abuse. The event, which took place at the Epe Club Secretariat, with the theme, ...

This year’s Kane County Fair had all the usual carnival rides and summer treats like funnel cake and fresh squeezed lemonade, but it also had something different. Free Narcan nasal spray. The Kane ...

As Los Angeles prepares for a “tsunami” of overdoses from flesh-eating drug tranq, one addict told The Post of the intense highs and lows of taking the animal tranquilizer. Shawn, who said tranq mixed ...

Pink cocaine is a new designer drug. It’s typically a powdery mix of ketamine and illegal substances likely dyed with food coloring. Sometimes it may have a sweet smell, like strawberries. The drug, ...

Wa (UW/R), Oct. 8, GNA – The Anti-Drugs Taskforce in the Upper West Region has recorded significant progress in its efforts to curb the abuse and illegal distribution of narcotic and unregistered ...

You may have heard of the painkiller OxyContin and wonder about its pros and cons. To help you better weigh its benefits and ...