MDMA is part of a new wave of psychoactive drugs that show great potential for treating conditions such as severe depression and PTSD. But not everyone is convinced. And even if such drugs gain FDA ...

Chilean customs display 40 kilograms of kratom powder, a popular NPS. Chilean authorities have seized a cluster of new psychoactive substances (NPS) rarely seen in Latin America in recent months, ...

For nearly a century, it's been known that drugs of abuse alter the immune system. Since the outbreak of the AIDS epidemic in the early 1980s, however, an explosion of data has given rise to a rapidly ...

SAN DIEGO, CA — There is a need for new, effective treatments for mental illnesses like depression and anxiety. Researchers are expanding the field’s therapeutic toolbox by investigating the ...

LISBON, June 16 (Reuters) - A surge in production of potent new drugs in Europe that can lead to poisoning and death requires more investment in services and stronger policies against illicit ...

TAMPA, Fla. — From opioid painkillers to psychoactive medications, redfish pulled from Tampa Bay were found to have an average of three prescription drugs in their system. That's according to a recent ...

A study published in the journal Antiquity suggested an ancient South American civilization spiked a beer-like drink with psychoactive drugs as a way of maintaining social cohesion and forging new ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia seized about 70 pounds of psychoactive drugs labeled as beauty products from China. CBP ...

Lori Tipton is among the growing number of people who say that MDMA, also known as ecstasy, saved their lives. Raised in New Orleans by a mother with untreated bipolar disorder who later killed ...