Recent events in Mexico’s drug war could easily have been depicted in Don Winslow’s twin novels The Power of the Dog and The Cartel. Drug war capitalism is, at times, stranger than fiction.
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Psychedelia is too often dismissed as a product of the decade and the drugs, but the phenomenon has a far richer history than that of the swinging 60s.
The off-label use of medicines is not illegal and it doesn’t mean regulators have specifically “disapproved” its use. But there are a number of issues to consider before using a medicine off-label.
The way you take a drug affects how much of it gets to your brain, and how rapidly drug levels rise and fall.
The real age of the rave was the early 90s, when politics and partying combined to extraordinary result. And once again we find ourselves in hard times …
We more readily trust medical treatments but not the people who treat us.
Here’s how the Psychoactive Substances Bill will stand in the way of human flourishing.
Combination drugs are considered an innovation of India’s medicines industry but they are not as safe as they should be.
‘El Chapo’s’ jailbreak seemingly confirms American narratives that represent Mexico as a corrupt, sluggish and failing state. Overlooked is America’s own role in the rise of powerful drug cartels.
Carroll’s pivotal children’s classic offers a timeless mystery for generations to come.
There’s a worrying lack of evidence for what works when it comes to drug treatment. And our addiction services are suffering as a result.
SCOTUS effectively continued the practice of lethal injection with its ruling. But is lethal injection really as humane as we think?
Indonesia’s war on drugs aims to protect the country’s young generation from an alleged “national drug emergency.” But the government’s coercive approach is harming the people it wishes to protect.
Future archaeologists sifting through Glastonbury’s earth will look for clues as we do at Stonehenge.
New research aims to bring hope to the often forgotten or stigmatised friends and relatives of those who die from drug or alcohol use.
A new drug that stops the malaria parasite in its tracks, and could be delivered in a single dose, has researchers excited about treatment prospects for the disease.
The government’s “blanket ban” on legal highs goes against the evidence.
Fifty years ago, the Rolling Stones released their breakthrough single (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction, which debuted in the US during the first week of June 1965. The band’s previous singles had done well…
When reports surface that a drugs syndicate might control an airport’s baggage handlers, it’s time to look at the pressure points for what is a precarious job – and a serious security threat.
Though no magic bullet, bedaquiline has provided rich lessons about the challenges posed in global efforts to curb the TB epidemic.
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University
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Joel Lexchin adalah Sahabat The Conversation.
Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management, York University, Canada
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Professor in Substance Use, Liverpool John Moores University
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Vice Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow, Social Equity Research Centre and Digital Ethnography Research Centre, RMIT University
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Professor, Macquarie University
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Professor in Criminal Justice and Faculty Director of Public Engagement, University of Kent
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Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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Lecturer, RMIT University
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University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Birmingham
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PhD Candidate, Royal Holloway University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Deakin University
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Professor & Specialist in Drug Policy, UNSW Sydney
