A recently built protective care centre in Winnipeg has started to detain people intoxicated with meth and other drugs for up to 72 hours, Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesday.

Mihail Oblacov's life hit "rock bottom essentially right out of the gate" after he was introduced to crystal meth, his lawyer says. His actions while he was in the throes of his addiction in 2024 ...

A new study published in Phytomedicine reports that cannabidiol (CBD) may help reduce anxiety-like behavior, memory problems and brain cell damage caused by methamphetamine exposure. The research was ...

Despite the rise of synthetic alternatives, plant-based drugs like cocaine continue to flourish.

Steinkamp, 42, of Quincy was sentenced to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Correction, the maximum term negotiated in a plea agreement, on a charge of delivery of between 400 and 900 grams of ...

I interviewed 743 unsheltered people in Fresno about their challenges in obtaining adequate and safe food and water.” ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown in a new study that GLP-1 medications may be ...

A new synthetic opioid has been linked to at least 16 overdose deaths in East Tennessee over the past five months, according to preliminary toxicology tests.

For the first time since Los Angeles County began tracking the data, fewer unhoused residents died on the streets in 2024, according to a report released Tuesday. Deaths down, but high: About 2,208 ...

For Southeast Asia, the most immediate effects of the spiraling U.S.-Israeli war with Iran are felt in the global energy markets. As Iran responds to attacks with its own strikes on major ...

Drug overdose deaths dip, but six unhoused county residents die each day.