Illegal Drugs
Cocaine in the Water Is Hurting River Eels
When researchers exposed eels to the illicit drug, the animals became hyperactive and suffered muscle damage
Are Fake Drugs The Reason Malaria Sickens Millions a Year?
Fraudulent, expired and low-quality medicines contribute to the disease's death toll—and could worsen drug resistance
How Advertising Shaped the First Opioid Epidemic
And what it can teach us about the second
What Reddit Can Tell Us About the Afterlives of Banned Olympic Drugs
We analyzed 150,000 comments to find that the Internet is still openly discussing these mind-bending stimulants
How Drugged-Up Shellfish Help Scientists Understand Human Pollution
These involuntary medicine-guzzlers have much tell us about the consequences of pharmaceutical waste
Inside the Story of America’s 19th-Century Opiate Addiction
Doctors then, as now, overprescribed the painkiller to patients in need, and then, as now, government policy had a distinct bias
Understanding the Doping Controversy That's Hit Sled Dog Racing
Four-time Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey's dogs tested positive for banned substances, but Seavey claims it was sabotage
Trump Declares the Opioid Crisis a Public Health Emergency. What Does That Mean?
Critics say that his plan falls short of the drastic—and costly—effort required to effectively combat the crisis
A Speedy History of America’s Addiction to Amphetamine
In a startling parallel to today’s opioid crisis, the drugs were liberally—and legally—prescribed despite little information on safety
Fifty Years Ago, a Rag-Tag Group of Acid-Dropping Activists Tried to "Levitate" the Pentagon
The March on the Pentagon to end the Vietnam War began a turning point in public opinion, but some in the crowd were hoping for a miracle
How Getting Fish Hooked on Drugs Could Help Fight Opioid Addiction
Zebra fish and humans have similar pathways of addiction, which may make them ideal test subjects for addiction studies
Scientists Unlock Magic Mushrooms' Mysterious Chemical Compound
A new study has uncovered the enzymatic pathways that allow 'shrooms to make psilocybin
Prince Now Has His Own Shade of Purple
The Pantone Color Institute has debuted “Love Symbol #2,” a deep purple based on the late star's custom-made piano
Cocaine Is Destroying Forests in Central America
Once-forested lands are being used in money laundering operations
What We Know About the CIA's Midcentury Mind-Control Project
Project MKUltra began on this day in 1953 and continued for years
U.S. Heroin Use Has Risen Dramatically Since 2001
White males under 45 are most likely to report using the drug
Could Magic Mushrooms One Day Help Cancer Patients Face Down Death?
Two new studies show the promise of psilocybin for patients with anxiety and depression
New Doping Tests Are Turning Past Runners-Up Into Olympic Medalists
Over 75 medal winners from the 2008 and 2012 games have been busted for doping, scrambling the Olympic record books
Addict Ants Show That Insects Can Get Hooked on Drugs, Too
How researchers got a non-mammal hooked on drugs for the first time
Streams Around Baltimore Are Flush With Amphetamines
So many people are sending drugs down the drain, increasing amounts are ending up in waterways
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