Drugs

A new ayahuasca "experience" at the Tribeca Film Festival puts the question of whether drug trips can be artificially recreated to the test.

Including whether and how insulin is covered.

One new study confirms marijuana smokers prefer junk food, but another finds they are actually a bit thinner than non-users.

New research finds that acetaminophen makes us more indifferent to others' pleasure, as well as their pain.

The agency says it is looking into the use of CBD in food as well as deceptive marketing of CBD products.

The FDA writes that failure to immediately cease sales of unapproved versions of mifepristone and misoprostol may result in action.

A night on the job with Newark Assistant Fire Chief David Decker.

As the founder and president of Harm Reduction Ohio, Cauchon lobbies for progressive drug policies in the state—a position that can pit him not just against politicians, but also other reformers.

Drugs enter through official ports and Border Patrol checkpoints, not through the open land where walls might be built.

For people with substance use disorders, day reporting can provide a safe environment and a space for counseling or treatment.

People prefer "overdose prevention site" to "safe consumption site."

Riding along with the man who helps Chicago's heroin users stay safe.

Your ecstasy is actually bath salts, your coke is actually meth, your LSD is actually a dangerous new research chemical. The Bunk Police don’t care if you do drugs—they just want you to test them first.

The Hood Incubator wants to reverse the effects of the war on drugs by helping black and Hispanic businesspeople enter the legal cannabis market.

San Luis, Arizona: A United States Drug Enforcement Administration official aims a flashlight down a 55-foot-deep drug-smuggling tunnel that spans a distance of nearly 240 yards under the U.S.-Mexico border. Drugs ran north, and weapons and cash ran south.

By many measures, pot is far safer than alcohol. But that doesn't necessarily mean it's good for you, some public-health experts say.

Gubernatorial races in states across the country could determine whether supervised injection sites—controversial clinics where people can safely inject drugs—will open in several U.S. cities and states where they're under consideration.

The Food and Drug Administration is approving a powerful new opioid painkiller, the agency announced Friday.

Unlicensed dispensaries have been popping up throughout Los Angeles at a rapid clip, and now dwarf their licensed counterparts in number.

A man smokes marijuana during a legalization party at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto, Ontario, on October 17th, 2018.

Twenty-six other states have already sued the company.

Lawsuits agains the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services reveal a pattern of immigrant shelters prescribing powerful psychotropic drugs without receiving informed consent.

The legislative package consists of more than 50 bills, with provisions including increased access to treatment and a push for the development of non-addictive painkillers.

The ads capture attention and may help spread awareness. But will they change how anyone acts?