Drugs

"As just the second country and the first G7 nation to end marijuana prohibition, Canada has positioned itself as a global leader for cannabis business and development."

Psilocybin is increasingly being recognized by scientists as potentially effective treatments for a number of psychological disorders, such as addiction and depression.

Despite a string of failed clinical trials for new dementia drugs, there are reasons to remain optimistic.

Human rights groups say at least 12,000 people have been killed since Duterte took office in 2016.

The research was “the first” to directly target and "dramatically" reduce numbers of dementia-causing particles.

Opiate overdoses claim more than 115 lives a day in the U.S.

In Guadalajara, the morgue was so full that a trailer of 157 bodies was parked at a warehouse on the outskirts of the city,

The U.S. experience suggests most stigmas linked to using weed are not supported by scientific evidence.

The cancer that killed the senator is notoriously difficult to treat.

Police said vans containing cannabis would be targets for robbery.

Crowdfunding pages have been used to raise millions of dollars for cancer treatments with no scientific basis.

The U.S. was among 23 countries to recall valsartan after some products were contaminated with a compound linked to cancer.

Findings open an exciting new avenue of research that could lead to even more effective immunotherapy treatments.

Some people with HIV have special antibodies which could provide clues for protecting against the virus.

The Sackler family owns Purdue Pharma, which created the infamous opioid painkiller OxyContin

The bodies had been buried for at least two years, in one of the biggest mass graves ever found in the country.

Four adults were arrested at the scene.

Researchers developed an experimental painkiller option that’s as powerful than morphine at a dose that’s 100 times smaller.

Oregon's Democratic governor is demanding her Republican opponent remove a recent attack ad, which claims that the incumbent allows people to deal drugs while operating a daycare.

“During the investigation deputies learned the 15-year-old daughter was given marijuana by her mother to use and sell from her bedroom."

About 70 people overdosed on what authorities believe is the synthetic drug, K2.

Officials believe at least 18 people have possibly overdosed on the synthetic drug known as K2.

“It’s really not worth it...You do not want the feeling of what me and my family are going through."

The drug can induce feelings of paranoia and panic, prompting some to jump off buildings and run into traffic.

The rate has quadrupled in recent years, a new government report revealed. Moms may try to hide their use in order to avoid potential punishment, but that also prevents them from seeking help.

Patients could be 2.7 times more likely to continue using weeks or months later.

Single white men with a previous history of mental health disorders are the likeliest to die from drug overdoses, particularly those involving heroin, the report said.

Users who took minute doses of LSD and mushrooms also reported an improved mood and sharpened focus.

"When you find THC in breath, you can be pretty darn sure that somebody smoked pot in the last couple of hours," Hound Labs CEO Mike Lynn explained.

The drug, tainted with rat poison, caused users to bleed out of their eyes and ears, health officials said.