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June 4, 2024

FDA panel to evaluate psychedelic MDMA for treatment of PTSD for first time

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration held a meeting to discuss a therapy based on the psychedelic drug MDMA for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder for the first time.

June 3, 2024

Cleaning crew finds 235 pounds of meth at California Airbnb: police

Police in California say a cleaning crew at an Airbnb property discovered boxes that ultimately turned out to be 235 pounds of methamphetamine.

June 3, 2024

Pentagon's 'barbaric' drug testing on beagles raises hackles of pet-loving politicians

The White Coat Waste Project uncovered a Defense Department project that is spending nearly $1 million on experimental drug testing of a human pharmaceutical on canines, to Congress' dismay

May 31, 2024

Vermont Gov. Scott vetoes 'safe injection site' proposal

Republican Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has vetoed the Democratic Legislature's proposal to create a pilot "safe injection site" for drug users in Burlington.

May 30, 2024

Wisconsin daycare faces potential lawsuit after toddler exposed to cocaine: 'He's not the same'

Kimberly Hopson and James Staples, parents of a one-year-old who doctors discovered had cocaine in his system, appeared with their attorney on "Fox & Friends First."

May 30, 2024

Cities reportedly face pushback over safe injection site programs

Frank Rodriguez, a Philadelphia business owner and recovered addict, argues the programs are a waste of taxpayer money and 'do nothing' to help addicts. 

May 29, 2024

US Coast Guard offloads $468M worth of confiscated cocaine

The U.S. Coast Guard announced it has unloaded approximately 33,768 pounds of cocaine in San Diego, California, with an estimated value of $468 million.

May 29, 2024

FDA warns that nicotine-like chemicals in vapes may be more potent than nicotine

Nicotine alternatives are being introduced in vapes in the U.S. and abroad. These synthetic substances might be more potent and addictive than traditional nicotine.

May 28, 2024

Mexican presidential candidate Sheinbaum, who promises to cut crime, faces huge hurdles from powerful cartels

Front-runner in Mexico's presidential election, Claudia Sheinbaum, who greatly reduced Mexico City's murder while mayor, faces challenges to repeating her success on a national scale.

May 27, 2024

Squatters evicted from Michigan home, neighbor details 'chemical' smell, cash-bearing criminals in hiding

A Michigan man, his family and neighbors are celebrating the end of a horrible squatter situation that involved illegal drug activity and police for years.