Drug culture
Synthetic Cannabis Blamed For Spate of New Zealand Deaths
At least seven people are believed to have died in Auckland this month after using synthetic cannabis, New Zealand...
Akomadan Youth Using Tramadol As Aphrodisiac
The youth of Akomadan and neighbouring villages in the Offinso North District of the Ashanti region are said to be...
US Charges 412 People For Health Fraud, Opioid Scams
US authorities announced charges Thursday against more than 400 people, many of them doctors and nurses, over health...
Opioid Maker Fined $35mn Over Shipments That Fed Addiction Crisis
Drug manufacturer Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals was fined $35 million Tuesday for supplying and not reporting suspicious...
Ghana Ranked 3rd Highest Cocaine Transit Point In Africa
Ghana has been ranked the third cocaine transit destination in Africa behind Nigeria and South Africa respectively....
Golden Triangle Narco-Gangs Churning Out New Highs, UN Warns
Southeast Asian drug cartels are diversifying the narcotics they produce, the UN's crime agency warned Wednesday, with...
Ohio Sues Five Drugmakers Over Role In Opioid Crisis
The US state of Ohio on Wednesday sued five major producers of prescription opioid medications, accusing them of lying...
New York Club Turns Lights Out
With flashy lights and lasers increasingly the norm at concerts, a New York promoter is trying a new effect to bring...
Hepatitis C Nearly Triples In US In 5 Years
The number of hepatitis C infections have nearly tripled in the United States in the last five years, particularly...
Fighting the Opioid Scourge In American Coal Country
Ryan Brown grew up playing sports and the cello, shooting games of pool in his basement, surrounded by friends. Two...
Israelis Hold Mass Pot Protest By Parliament
Hundreds of Israelis gathered on a grassy hill overlooking parliament on Thursday to smoke marijuana in an act of...
Parliament Debates Menace of Youth Alcoholism In Ghana
Parliament is considering passing a bill to tackle the menace of youth alcoholism in the country. Debating the issue on...
China’s Synthetic Drugs Problem Expanding
China´s drug problem is severe and growing, the government said Monday, with particularly sharp rises in the abuse and...
US Communities Crumbling Under An Evolving Addiction Crisis
Of the 2,900 babies born last year in Cabell County, West Virginia, 500 had to be weaned off of opioid dependence. In...
Ghana Launches National Alcohol Policy
Ghana has launched a National Alcohol Policy after years of working with key stakeholders to combine the fragmented...
British Former War Reporter Jailed In Bali Drugs Case
A British former war correspondent will be released from a Bali prison in a matter of months after being handed a short...
Bali Prosecutors Seek One-Year Jail Term For Australian
Indonesian prosecutors Tuesday demanded a one-year jail term for an Australian businessman on trial for allegedly using...
Sale of ‘Wee’ Booms At Drinking Spots
THERE is a growing phenomenon in some drinking spots in the capital city, Accra, where ‘wee’ also known as Indian...
Mind-Altering Drug Use Spikes Among Older Americans
The number of older Americans taking multiple prescription drugs such as tranquilizers, antidepressants, antipsychotics...