Jordan Stephens outlines his battles with drug abuse, fame and grief in his new memoir. Sandra Larmour's daughter Jeni died hours after arriving at Newcastle University to begin her degree.

Federal officials have celebrated a striking drop in drug overdoses across the country. But state-level data shows that Black people are suffering significantly worse outcomes than white people.

In the United Kingdom, drug misuse is one of the major reasons for fatalities of people aged between 16 and 40 years. In 2022, over 2,664 deaths among males and 1,195 deaths among females in ...

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Drug related deaths have soared to a record high with deaths involving cocaine up by almost a third, worrying new figures have revealed. Some 5,448 deaths were linked to drug poisoning in England ...

Drug-poisoning deaths in England and Wales have hit the highest level in 30 years, fuelled by a 30% rise in fatalities involving cocaine. The highest rate of drug deaths is still among men in ...

(Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor in New York via AP) A recreational drug called “pink cocaine” is getting attention and causing confusion since it doesn’t typically contain cocaine. The ...

Image: Chris, a 41-year-old former painter and decorator A 41-year-old former painter and decorator, Chris recounts how his nearly two decades of crime and drugs started after his mum was murdered ...

Those substances included "pink cocaine" – a recreational drug that typically is a mix of several drugs including methamphetamine, ketamine, MDMA and others – as well as cocaine ...

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Drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster Ozempic can cut drug and alcohol abuse by up to 50% according to a new study, adding to mounting evidence that the drugs yield health benefits beyond ...