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Cocaine Use Rises Among Young German Adults, BIÖG Study Shows

Easier online access to more potent drugs raises health risks, prompting calls for earlier prevention.

Suspect Charged in Southport Contaminated Heroin Case After Etonitazene Death

DEA Drug Take Back Day Runs Nationwide 10 A.M.–2 P.M.

California Reports 95% Compliance as Kratom, 7‑OH Ban Yields $5 Million in Seizures

VicPD Warns After 15 Overdoses as Medetomidine-Laced Opioids Spread Across B.C.

Record Seizures and Youth Rehab Admissions Drive Christmas Ketamine Warnings in England and Wales

Doctor’s Wife Arrested as Seventh Accused in Madhya Pradesh Cough Syrup Deaths Case

B.C. Reports 158 Toxic-Drug Deaths in September, Down 19% From 2024

Queensland Health Warns After Second Death Linked to Novel Nitazene 'Opioid F5'

Police Dismantle Manises Lab Making Illegal Erectile-Dysfunction Pills

Study Finds Buprenorphine Still Scarce at U.S. Pharmacies Despite Prescribing Reforms

Germany’s Drug Commissioner Warns of Ultra-Potent Opioids and a Growing Crack Threat

Canada’s Opioid Deaths Fell 17% in 2024 as National Toll Reached 7,150

Coroner Flags Unchecked Drug Market at Boomtown Festival

Fentanyl Contamination Investigation Stalls as Over 90,000 Vials Remain Missing

Syringe Tests Expose Nitazene Contamination in Australia’s Illicit Drug Supply

Penn North Sees New Overdoses as Officials Probe Dangerous Fentanyl Batch

Liverpool Clinic Scales Up Appointments as Under-16 Ketamine Referrals Surge

Gateshead Police Probe Fatal Death and Cardiac Arrests Linked to Dangerous Drug Batch

UK Sees Eightfold Rise in Ketamine Treatment as Use Surges