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The pros and cons of compounding pharmacies
Pros and cons Customizing medications can be lifesaving and also dangerous
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Does decriminalising drugs really work?
Today's Big Question Oregon experiment labelled a 'disaster' but advocates say time is needed to embed reforms after 50 years of the war on drugs
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'Why were the Democrats sleepwalking?'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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How polysubstance abuse is worsening the American opioid crisis
The Explainer Studies are showing that more Americans are struggling with dependency on multiple substances.
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Kush: the drug destroying young lives in West Africa
The Explainer There has been a sharp rise in young addicts in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia
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A drug called Captagon may have helped fuel Hamas' attack on Israel
The Explainer Officials are claiming the drug is the reason for the brutality of the attack
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Magic mushrooms and the mind
The Explainer A growing number of states and cities are legalizing the use of psychedelic fungi in therapy. Some experts think that’s a big risk.
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Marijuana use associated with heart attack and stroke
Speed Read Two new studies point to an increased risk of cardiovascular problems
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The pros and cons of safe injection sites for opioids
Pros and cons The sites have saved lives but many worry they're too lax
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FDA moves to ban menthol cigarettes
Speed Read It's been a long time coming
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Drug use rife among Russian soldiers in Ukraine
Speed Read Frontline troops 'easily' access illegal substances, which can cause paranoia and hallucinations
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Mexico's Sinaloa cartel bans fentanyl, reportedly under pain of death
Speed Read The top exporter of fentanyl to the U.S. is apparently looking to diversify as law enforcement turns up the heat
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Ecuador banana empire scion Daniel Noboa wins presidency amid surge in drug-related violence
Speed Read Noboa, 35, now has just 18 months to solve Ecuador's soaring drug trafficking violence problem
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How climate change increases cases of substance abuse
The Explainer Increased drug hospitalizations could be related to the heat
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