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heroin
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Smoking Surpasses Injection as Leading Ingestion Method in Overdose Deaths
A recent CDC study has shown that more people appear to be smoking fentanyl than injecting it, and it’s killing them.
February 21, 2024
Jean-Michel Basquiat Remembered in Denim Collection
The collaboration features Basquiat’s “Phooey,” “Warrior,” and “Pez Dispenser,” among other works.
February 13, 2024
19 Charged in Connection to Southern California Drug Trafficking Organization
Canada doesn’t often come to mind in regard to giant drug trafficking busts, but an exception to this rule made headlines this week when multiple arrests were made in the U.S. and Canada, including an Italian organized crime figure, in connection to massive quantities of drugs moving over the northern border.
February 1, 2024
Tens of Thousands of Drug Arrests Reported in Sri Lanka Since December
Sri Lanka began a nationwide crackdown of drug trade and drug use in mid-December of 2023.
January 23, 2024
Iran Hangs Nine Convicted Drug Traffickers
Iran is one of the worst places in the world to get caught selling drugs, and 2023 has been a particularly deadly year in the Middle Eastern country for convicted drug traffickers with another slough of executions reported this week.
January 5, 2024
Cannabis Still the World’s Most Used Substance, UN Report Says
According to the United Nations, there are an estimated 219 million cannabis users worldwide, with that number trending upward.
January 3, 2024
New Study Suggests Cannabis Does Not Help Opioid Use Disorder
A 20-year-long Australian research project which followed heroin addicts who also used cannabis has found that anecdotal evidence supporting cannabis as a harm reduction tool may not be reliable or safe to recommend to recovering addicts.
December 1, 2023
New President of Ecuador Makes Drug Possession Illegal Again
Just 48 hours after winning Ecuador’s presidential election, Daniel Noboa has repealed years-old legislation that allowed cannabis, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine users to carry small amounts of drugs.
November 28, 2023
Afghan Poppy Harvest Down 95% After Taliban Opium Ban
The United States withdrew from Afghanistan in February of 2020 and in August of 2021 the Taliban officially took power.
November 8, 2023
Withdrawal: Yes You’re Addicted, and You’re Being a Dick
We’ve run from this for a long time, but the truth is, you can get addicted to pot.
November 3, 2023