Kuwait has issued four new ministerial decisions aimed at combating narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances while strengthening the country’s addiction treatment and rehabilitation framework, ...

Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are chemically engineered substances designed to mimic the effects of traditional controlled drugs such as opioids, stimulants, and cannabinoids. These compounds ...

MDMA is part of a new wave of psychoactive drugs that show great potential for treating conditions such as severe depression and PTSD. But not everyone is convinced. And even if such drugs gain FDA ...

The Examining Quality, Use and Impact of Psychotropic (Use) in older adults with intellectual disabilities (EQUIP) study, has revealed that more than half of older adults with intellectual disability ...

SINGAPORE - Five new psychoactive substances will be reclassified as Class A controlled drugs from May 1, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said. This means that trafficking, possessing or consuming ...

UK drug legislation has had limited impact on the availability of novel psychoactive substances (NPS), with international regulations playing a far ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aegis Sciences Corporation, a health care testing lab based in Nashville, TN, is pleased to announce another expansion of novel psychoactive substance (NPS) testing ...

A study published in the journal Antiquity suggested an ancient South American civilization spiked a beer-like drink with psychoactive drugs as a way of maintaining social cohesion and forging new ...

The Denver Department of Public Health & Environment is warning residents not to purchase or consume PolkaDot brand chocolate ...

Dubai Criminal Court sentenced an African, 30, to seven years in jail to be followed by deportation and fined him Dhs200,000 ...