synthetic drugs
We Tested Synthetic Cannabis and Found the Chemical Linked to Kiwi Deaths
NZ Police just announced three more deaths, taking the total number of cases under investigation to 20.
Indonesia Outlaws Synthetic Cannabis in Health Ministry Update
The ministry has declared 25 synthetic marijuana compounds Class 1 Narcotics.
Police Think the Synthetic Drug Flakka Just Landed 16 People in Hospital on the Gold Coast
Toxicology reports are yet to come back but all of the drug's headline-grabbing characteristics do seem to be there—the hallucinations, fearlessness, super strength.
We Asked an Emergency Room Doctor Whether There's a Safe Way to Take Drugs
As Dr David Caldicott explains, a good place to start is with drug testing facilities. "Otherwise, if you think the correct message is to just say no, the implication is that you think it's okay for one or two people to die every year."
Meet the Kiwi Steampunk Rocker Who Gave the World Synthetic Drugs
Join Hamilton Morris as he travels to New Zealand to meet musician and activist Matt Bowden, who's been fighting for drug reform in the country.
At Least 17 People Reportedly Overdosed on Spice in Brooklyn
Around 9:30 in the morning, at least 17 people in Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy neighborhood became violently ill after smoking the drug, some even passing out in the street.
Banning Everything That Gets People High Is a Terrible Idea
What, exactly, is so wrong with getting high in 2016?
The DEA Wants to Permanently Ban Flakka, the Drug Linked to Naked Freakouts in Florida
The DEA has moved to outlaw 10 chemicals commonly found in the cheap designer drug, but manufacturers will likely respond by tweaking their recipes.
How Ketamine Made Its Way Back into the UK
After the drought of 2014 and 2015, a new survey has found a significant rise in UK students using the drug—which confirms what analysts have been thinking for a while: K is back on Britain's streets.
Why Death in a French Clinical Trial Should Make 'Legal High' Users Think Twice
If we don't rapidly move toward marijuana legalization, a similar catastrophe could affect teens or young adults in the United States.
Is America's Flakka Scare Almost Over?
As the DEA works with local and state law enforcement agencies to crack down on dealers, flakka's popularity has probably reached its apex and could soon be replaced by another unregulated synthetic drug.
Police Are Freaking Out Over Drugged-up Flakka 'Zombies'
Police and public health authorities warn a new, highly addictive drug called Flakka can cause users to flip out for 30 days, while health researchers caution that those freaking out may be the police and health care authorities.