The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has withdrawn a controversial proposal to ban five psychedelic compounds—a decision that’s being celebrated by…
People mixing stimulants and opioids is not a new phenomenon. Mixing heroin and cocaine, a “speedball,” was fairly common practice…
Since kratom began growing in popularity in North America, researchers have tried to understand how and why people are using…
The volume of studies on marijuana has “grown steeply” over the past couple decades as more US states and countries…
Applications have opened for Canadian researchers seeking federal funding to study psilocybin treatments for substance use disorder (SUD), as well…
Between the bright colors, shimmering textures and other sensory phenomena that come with taking psychedelics, it’s not always easy to…
Research on the safety and efficacy of vaping has been hotly contested for over a decade. The two sides are…
The parents of a 13-year-old middle school student brought their son to a counselor of my acquaintance. “He spends all…
In 2015, Scott County, Indiana, saw a huge HIV outbreak among its population of people who use drugs. The county…
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is renewing its push to promote federally funded research into marijuana as more…