Members of my lab are interested in how hormones act in the brain to influence response to drugs of abuse. This student was engaged in primarily archival research on this topic. During her time ...

Most people believe that smoking major drugs like heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, or cocaine is much safer than injecting the drug. After all, there are serious risks of major skin abscesses ...

These were some of the firsthand accounts shared in a small survey of people who belonged to an unusual cohort: They had all undergone a near-death experience and tried psychedelic drugs.

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 ...

One of the doctors charged in the drug-related death of actor Matthew Perry last year has appeared in a US court. Mark Chavez was bailed at the hearing in Los Angeles on Friday during which he ...

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 ...

AMSTERDAM—Organized crime used to be considered a remote threat in much of Western Europe, but ruthless violence by criminal gangs is now rattling the peace in some of the world’s safest ...

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 ...

His lungs seemed to be infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a bacterium so hardy that few drugs can kill it. I placed an oxygen tube in his nostrils, and one of my ...

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 ...

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 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 ...