The principles to inform the island's future drug policy follows an independent review. The report says 5,647 people are opiate and/or crack users, which is below the national average. The venues ...

Drug discovery is the process through which potential new medicines are identified. It involves a wide range of scientific disciplines, including biology, chemistry and pharmacology. Racetam ...

Using drugs changes a person's brain structure and functioning, particularly in areas involved in reward, stress, and self-control. These alterations make it harder for people to stop using substances ...

Too much of anything can be bad, and the consequence of too much of drugs is something we are all familiar with. Not all of us have tried these drugs, but cinema has shown us the most graphic and ...

Kennedy could theoretically win confirmation for any one of a number of top health jobs: secretary of Health and Human Services, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration or director of the ...

A drug holiday is defined as the conscious decision to stop using a regularly prescribed medication for some time. Also known as a "medication vacation," drug holidays have been prescribed for a wide ...

Federal officers in British Columbia seized drugs and chemical precursors that could produce about 96 million opioid doses, the authorities said. By Vjosa Isai Reporting from Toronto Canadian ...

Drug shortages have decreased but remain significant, with 50% persisting over two years, affecting critical medications. Shortages stem from product-specific issues, market constraints, and ...

Years of drug misuse are written all over Sharmain's face. So much so that she is self-conscious about her smile. "I do get judged with my mouth, just straight up looked at like another druggo ...

MANILA — The cockiness, expletives and threats unleashed by former President Rodrigo Duterte in a Senate inquiry brought back the nightmare of the bloody “war on drugs” for many families of ...

Super-strength drugs linked to hundreds of deaths have been found in samples of fake medicines bought across the UK, the BBC can reveal. We found more than 100 examples of people trying to buy ...

Duterte tells the Senate, "I hate drugs, make no mistake about it". Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that he kept a "death squad" to crack down on crime while mayor of one ...