Latest drug abuse News

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic could work for addiction too – and we finally know how
New laws cut cannabis arrests, but racial disparities persist
Prior authorization bans for opioid treatment may not improve retention
Kim Kardashian’s new caffeine-free energy drink relies on paraxanthine – here’s what the science says
New Developmental Theory Challenges Traditional Views On Childhood Trauma Memories
2025 Drug Trends national reports highlight demand for drug checking among people who use drugs
Harm-reduction vending machines offer free naloxone, pregnancy tests and hygiene kits
Memories of the good parts of using drugs can keep people hooked − altering the neurons that store them could help treat addiction
New telehealth restrictions may limit opioid use treatment
Many more Denver teens have experienced homelessness than official counts show
Philly residents with opioid addiction get medication from the ‘bupe bus’ − creating a path for treatment
How the Parkinson’s drug Levodopa causes psychiatric complications similar to drug abuse
Field of dreams? How some professional cricketers continue to pay the price for sporting excellence
New research suggests estrogen and progesterone could play role in opioid addiction and relapse
International cooperation stops 1.6 tonnes of drugs reaching New Zealand
Teenagers with ADHD more likely to self-harm, research shows
Cannabis legalization has led to a boom in potent forms of the drug that present new hazards for adolescents
World first: Zebrafish discovery to speed testing of MND and dementia treatments
What Drives ‘Drug-Induced Homicide’ Prosecutions in North Carolina?
Like kids in candy store
“Gates of Heaven” Calcium Channel Drives Oral Cancer Pain and Growth
More Than 80% of People Who Inject Drugs Test Positive for Fentanyl-But Only 18% Intend to Take It
Acute warning signs for Australian school principals health, wellbeing, and longevity ACU research
New report showcases strategies to keep children safe online
‘Everything changed’: reuniting families fractured by opioids
Parenting practices in teen years set stage for closeness, warmth later on
Is back with new event for International Overdose Awareness Day
Record funding addresses rising demand for Child Safety services
University suspends, sanctions Men’s Cyclone Hockey Club
Three charged, drugs seized as police target drug trafficking in Victoria’s southwest
A solution to the housing crisis in South Australia: Op-ed
No MERIT in further delay of bold drug law reform and rehab
Early intervention helps keep families together
Budget 2022: More police to target gangs
Brisbane North co-responder team guiding young people away from crime
Secrecy another red flag for Labor’s second drug injecting room
Impact of Covid on Drug Use-and How It Contributes to Overdose Risk
New Traralgon Youth Rehab Centre Delivered
Fruit snack or edible? Study finds some cannabis products look like popular snacks
New 30-Bed Wangaratta Rehab Centre Now Open
Further arrests made over methylamphetamine trafficking in south western Victoria
Growing Number of Pills Containing Fentanyl Seized by Law Enforcement
Police seize 69 kilograms of illegal drugs concealed in tea
New Corio Rehab Centre Delivered
Can wearable technology predict negative consequences of drinking?
How can body weight affect mortality risk of excessive drinkers?
Parenting intervention effective in preventing childhood obesity among siblings
Awareness and Knowledge of PrEP Varies by Rural vs. Urban Setting Among People Who Inject Drugs