Five states sue Purdue Pharma for driving opioid crisis
Fives US states have filed lawsuits against OxyContin producer Purdue Pharma for the company’s role in driving the opioid epidemic. They join some 1,600 other...
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Maine joins 43 states in lawsuit against generic drug manufacturers
Maine is part of a nationwide lawsuit against 20 of the largest generic drug manufacturers in the U.S....
China Bans All Types of Fentanyl
China announced on Monday that it would treat all variants of the powerful opioid fentanyl as controlled substances,...
Veterinarian jailed for 6 years for smuggling heroin inside LIVE PUPPIES
A Colombian veterinarian was sentenced to six years in a US prison after pleading guilty to importing heroin concealed in the stomachs of puppies –...
K2 drug epidemic strikes NYC
New York lawmakers are demanding that internet companies stop selling synthetic marijuana, known as K2, widely used among...
Guard pleads guilty to blowing up hi-tech US govt lab while cooking meth
A former security officer who has pleaded guilty to cooking meth at a secure government lab, faces a...
120 deaths a day: US heroin & prescription drugs epidemic spinning out of control
American lawmakers are grappling with ways to respond to a worsening heroin epidemic. Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death in the US,...
DEA surveillance has tripled during last decade – report
Federal drug cops in the United States are conducting electronic eavesdropping three times as often as they were...
CDC: Heroin-linked deaths jumped by 39 percent in one year
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that 2,000 more people died from heroin-related deaths in...
90 Pounds Of Cocaine Found On Cargo Ship Owned By Anti-Drug Senator’s Family
A cargo ship connected to Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell was recently stopped and searched before departing from Colombia....
Decades-old CIA crack-cocaine scandal gains new momentum
/ Nearly two decades after a US reporter was humiliated for connecting the CIA to a drug-trafficking trade that funded the Nicaraguan Contras, important players...
Drugs not a factor in journalist’s confession, judge rules in Anonymous case
A US federal judge has refused to dismiss some of the key evidence against a former Reuters journalist...
US govt struck deal with Mexican drug cartel in exchange for info
Between 2000 and 2012, the US government had a deal with Mexican drug cartel Sinaloa that allowed the...
America’s first recreational pot licenses issued in Colorado
Colorado made history on Monday, becoming the first state in the US to issue hundreds of licenses for recreational marijuana businesses. Colorado's Marijuana Enforcement Division...
Marijuana is far safer than many foods we commonly consume… DEA Judge
“The evidence is overwhelming that marijuana can relieve certain types of pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms caused...
Uruguay senate to vote on legalizing marijuana
Uruguay is just one step away from becoming the first country in Latin America to legalize marijuana. On...
Flint City Councilor Eric Mays arrested for drunk driving, drug possession
Flint City Councilor Eric Mays was arrested Saturday morning on suspicion of Operating While Intoxicated and Possession of Marijuana. Flint Police say he was also...