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Tuesday briefing: How a journalistic hunch revealed the scale of Britain’s problematic cocaine use
In today’s newsletter: Once associated with the wealthy, the drug has become omnipresent, with new Guardian an...
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Second UK health body drops Israeli drug firm after activist pressure
Decision by Royal College of Pharmacy to end sponsorship comes after concerns over Teva Pharmaceuticals’ ‘acti...
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‘Godzilla’ of weight-loss drugs could provide other important health benefits
Though not yet approved by any regulatory agency, Retatrutide could help improve blood sugar levels and reduce...
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New powerful synthetic opioids behind sharp rise in Scottish drug deaths
Eleven per cent increase in fatalities last year partly down to presence of nitazenes in Scotland’s illicit dr...
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A tale of two trap houses: being cuckooed ruined my friend’s life – but did it then help save him?
The long read: Drug gangs have moved off Britain’s streets and into vulnerable people’s homes. Addicts like my...
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Fiji declares national HIV emergency as Pacific nation grapples with surge in cases
Government estimates that one in 60 adults in Fiji now living with HIV, as escalating use of methamphetamine f...
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Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, research finds
Analysis of two skeletons reveals tooth wear and traces of psychoactive substance in what may be earliest know...
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Notorious Ecuadorian crime gang designated a terrorist group by US
Trump administration to seek extra funding from Congress to ‘dismantle’ Los Tiguerones over narcotics traffick...