Drugs News

Bangkok - Six suspected drug dealers were shot dead during a firefight with Thai security forces who seized illegal amphetamines at the scene, police said Saturday.

Washington - A potent new painkiller hit the US market this week, despite warnings from top experts that the drug may deliver a deadly setback in America's battle with opioid addiction.Zohydro ER can contain 10 times the amount of hydrocodone as the most popular pr...

Montevideo - Uruguay lashed out at the United Nations, labeling the world body "old school" for its criticism of the country's world-first marijuana law.Global drugs body the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) warned Uruguay and the US states of Colorado ...

Mexico - A Mexican court rejected an appeal Wednesday by drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to avoid extradition to the United States in the absence of any formal request.Following his February 22 capture, Guzman filed a motion for an immediate injunction t...

A new study conducted by UCLA researchers found that Twitter and other "real-time" social media platforms can be used to track HIV outbreaks and drug-related behavior, aiming to detect and potentially prevent outbreaks

Washington - US lawmakers who support steady relaxation of state laws on marijuana sparred with Obama administration officials who continue to label the drug in the same high-danger category as heroin.The Drug Enforcement Administration's chief deputy said marijuan...

Washington - Some $30 million proposed by President Barack Obama could help hospitals fight the growing problem of antibiotic resistance much the way Britain has, US health authorities said Tuesday.The extra funds for fiscal year 2015, if approved by Congress, woul...

Washington - More than one third of antibiotics prescribed in hospitals might be unnecessary and could be fueling drug resistance, US health authorities said Tuesday.The latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms earlier re...

There's a new drug regimen being touted as a potential cure for a dangerous liver virus that causes hepatitis C. But it costs $84,000 -- or $1,000 a pill.

Denpasar - Indonesia threatened to revoke parole for convicted Australian drug mule Schapelle Corby on Tuesday, warning her to "keep a lower profile" after a documentary about her release angered authorities.Corby, 36, whose case has been closely followed in Aust...