Drugs

Huge amounts of narcotics are being shipped from South America to Australia, via the small Pacific island nations. That trade is leaving a trail of dirty money and social disaster in its wake

In an extract from his new book, the music business insider behind the acclaimed social media account explains how he hit rock bottom and how he fought back

The leader of the biggest, most feared cartel in Mexico was killed, with CIA help, in Guadalajara. This is what happened

The UK’s first safer drug consumption facility finally opened its doors in January 2025. In a year, it has saved scores of lives and helped the UK’s most stigmatised community feel connected again. So why is it still plagued by controversy?

More fans are taking it in the stands. The bans have begun, but it won’t change the British need to do everything to excess

Fentanyl, the synthetic opioid 50 times more potent than heroin, is posing a health crisis in the US. But the Trump administration are happy to pretend it isn't happening

Drug tycoon Bashir Noorzai was seized and jailed for life by the US. Yet somehow he is free - and has reinvented himself as gatekeeper to Afghanistan’s trillion-dollar rare earth treasure trove

Ketamine use is spreading in Britain and the government has no plan to deal with it

Colombia was an early pioneer of drug decriminalisation, but president Gustavo Petro’s pro-reform government has gone further

Once plagued by violence, Medellín’s Comuna 13 has been transformed into a vibrant community symbolising resilience, culture and peace

Could Athens's new approach to helping users slowly reverse the country's drug crisis?

With increased security at the well-known drug ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam, South American drug traffickers have moved operations to the north-west corner of the Iberian Peninsula

Legalising cannabis seems an open goal for a government determined to raise cash for public services, ensure social justice and improve public health

The most brutal aspects of the country's drug war are spreading nationwide

The CDU Party has already announced it will scrap the law if it wins next year’s election

The Bundestag has still not passed the proposed new law decriminalising the use of marijuana

The city wants to change its image. But this rebranding will be no mean feat

Does the psychedelic drug have real benefits, and should it be legalised for medical use? A colleague of acid’s inventor speaks…

Moscow likes to pretend that HIV is not a problem. Now it has an epidemic on its hands

Is the drug that fuelled sixties counterculture due for a comeback?

The city's role in the drugs trade has brought narco-state violence to the peaceful heart of Europe

Some notable experts, however, question the overall need for reform. It’s a mass experiment

Legalisation won't get rid of the criminals unless legal outlets undercut the undercutters

The continent is tipped to catch up with the US and Canada on cannabis legalisation. But what are the dangers, and what does it mean for Britain?

The legalisation of cannabis in all its forms is almost here – all done bar the shouting, says WILL SELF

How has the US – ridden with culture wars and deeply divided on so many issues – managed to largely legalise weed with so little fuss and furore, while supposedly liberal Europe lags behind?

The war on drugs is no longer just going after the usual suspects. ANDREW PURCELL reports on the opioid crisis gripping the States and the role played by the pharmaceutical industry. The ‘War On Drugs’ has been a cornerstone of US criminal justice since Richard Nixon coined the phrase in 1969, and every president since […]