A Slidell mother says a free program helped save her from a life of substance abuse. Now, she's encouraging others with the ...

Cocaine has roared back worldwide, thanks to escalated coca cultivation and user demand. It has brought with it global overdose deaths.

Once marketed as a workers' aid, yaba now fuels one of Asia's worst drug crises — and enforcement alone is proving powerless to stop it ...

Multiple childhood traumas don't create separate addictions — they create one interconnected web. New research shows why treating a single addiction without addressing the underlying system almost ...

The killing of “El Mencho,” one of Mexico’s most wanted drug lords, risks being both a blessing and curse for President Claudia Sheinbaum.

The death of notorious drug lord El Mencho presents a pivotal moment for President Claudia Sheinbaum, heralding both ...

A new study shows how dysfunctional packaging of the neurotransmitter dopamine triggers toxic processes in neurons—and how ...

New research by engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder aims to get to the bottom of why, as the saying goes, you get a "skip in your step" when you're happy.

The overconsumption of ultra-processed foods impacts many Americans and drives annual spending habits. One survey found that roughly 67 percent of Americans use snacks and treats to lift their mood.

A man who authorities say killed five people when he was so high on drugs that he hadn't slept for days has been sentenced to life without parole.

Naval personnel also seized "thousands of liters and kilos of chemical precursors," the Secretariat of the Navy said Wednesday.

Three Mexican nationals are accused of running a methamphetamine conversion laboratory in Brookhaven. Sergio Cortes-Nieto, Christian Martinez Larumbe Dominguez, and Jose Angel Cortes Raquel appeared ...