The annual number of drug overdose deaths in Australia has almost doubled over the past 20 years, according to a new report. Of the 2,356 overdose deaths in 2022, the vast majority were ...

That has meant turning from tracking infections to tracking illicit and high-risk drug use. Monitoring wastewater for viruses works because infected people excrete tiny bits of viral matter ...

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. In the ...

Drug safety relates to the potential for adverse effects related to the administration of drugs. Efforts to establish the safely profile of drugs begin early in their development, with in vitro ...

The recent announcement of charges against five people in connection with actor Matthew Perry’s 2023 ketamine-related death marks the latest example of authorities holding drug dealers and ...

The global drug trade exhibits striking regional differences, with varying drug preferences across different parts of the world. However, a common thread unites these regions: The pervasive rise ...

A psychotropic describes any drug that affects behavior, mood, thoughts, or perception. This can include medications for anxiety and depression as well as antipsychotics, among others ...

Authorities arrested and charged multiple people after a massive drug bust at a home in Vance County. The Vance County Sheriff’s Office said deputies – with assistance from the Henderson ...

Still, the cancer persisted, and English thought she was out of options — until her doctor told her about a clinical trial for the new drug. The trial was testing a treatment developed by the ...

In postwar America, an epidemic of heroin addiction swept the world of jazz. Greats who developed a habit included John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Miles Davis, and Charlie Parker. Nowadays, jazz has an ...

Similarly, it acknowledges some of the controversial sides of the ’90s fashion industry—like the rise of the “heroin chic” aesthetic—but mostly keeps things light and watchable.

Two people have died and two others have been hospitalised after overdosing on drugs which were initially thought to be cocaine, but turned out to be heroin. The deaths have prompted an urgent ...