Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

Polysubstance use has become a defining feature of the U.S. overdose crisis in the past decade. While not every overdose involves multiple substances, a significant and growing proportion includes ...

Burma destroyed over 50 tons of narcotics worth $600 million to mark the United Nations' International Day Against Drug Abuse ...

In the sweltering heat of Lagos, Seun’s story could be anyone’s in Nigeria’s rising tide of drug abuse. The 32-year-old began his experimentation with substances at a casual party on Eleko Beach, ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for harnessing technology to stop drug cyber-trafficking, working with police and authorities to detect and disrupt criminal networks and the ...