The federal government has long sought to prevent the horrors of drug addiction by interdicting the supply of dangerous psychoactive drugs—and reducing demand for them. One step was the Anti-Drug ...

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Does using alcohol, nicotine, or cannabis engender addiction by changing the structure of brains, or does the structure of brains incline some people toward using those substances? In standard brain ...

A study published in the journal Antiquity suggested an ancient South American civilization spiked a beer-like drink with psychoactive drugs as a way of maintaining social cohesion and forging new ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Under warm strobe lights and pulsing house beats, a recent festival in Mexico City offered more than music, food and booze. Amidst the usual festival fare, a booth provided free, ...

Identifying “designer drugs,” or so-called “legal highs” quickly is a public health challenge plaguing hospital emergency rooms, forensic labs, and law enforcement agencies globally. These are ...

Another recent study about psychedelics proclaims these drugs can have a transformative impact on users, though in this case, the impact is not only on psychological health, but spiritual health as ...

The Food and Drug Administration is taking aim at a popular category of mushrooms edibles. That comes after a rash of illnesses and even a few suspected deaths earlier this year. The Food and Drug ...

(CNN) — For the first time, archaeologists have used advanced scientific techniques on 4,000-year-old dental plaque to confirm traces of betel nut chewing in ancient Thai communities. Betel nuts are ...