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Ketamine’s Casualties: Britain’s Youth Pay the Price for What They Think Is a “Safer” High
Youth ketamine use has tripled in a decade as fatal complications and organ failure rise. UK officials may reclassify the drug after mounting deaths and public health warnings.
DRUGS
Drug-Addicted Newborns Surge in Washington as Reporting Rules Loosen
The incidence of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in Washington has quadrupled since 2000, with Spokane County reporting rates more than triple the national average.
DRUGS
The High Stakes and Hidden Dangers of America’s Cannabis Boom
With near-daily use now the norm for millions, the cannabis boom is fast revealing its human cost—and it’s hitting youth the hardest.
DRUGS
Generation K: The Hidden Crisis of Ketamine Addiction Among UK Youth
As ketamine use among young Britons triples, so do the devastating consequences: bladder loss, chronic pain and suicide.
DRUGS
US Coast Guard Seizes Over $500 Million in Marijuana and Cocaine
A billion dollars’ worth of cartel drugs seized in recent months shows law enforcement’s reach—but demand remains the root of the crisis.
MENTAL HEALTH
New Study Finds ADHD Drugs Are Causing Rampant Addiction as Prescriptions Soar
A new study reveals that nearly 1 in 10 adults prescribed ADHD drugs are addicted—many without ever “misusing” them—in an epidemic the psychiatric industry fuels for profit.
DRUGS
UN Report Details Global Killing Power of New Synthetic Opioids
As much as 2,000 times stronger than heroin, synthetics are fueling an epidemic of death.
DRUGS
Drugs and Murder Go Hand in Hand, New UK Stats Reveal
Some 56 percent of all 570 homicides in England and Wales were related to drugs—highlighting the ineffectiveness of the “harm reduction” model.
DRUGS
UK’s First “Consumption Room” Now Open—Europe Surrenders War on Drugs
While drugs and their use remain illegal, law enforcement has abrogated their responsibilities by providing free shooting dens rather than rehabilitation.
DRUGS
Fish Hooked on Drugs Bodes Ill for Humans
“Red-flag” study shows fentanyl and other drugs are making their way into our water and the creatures that use it… including us.