Imagine a world where you can buy recreational drugs online and receive them in the post. Well, this world already exists, and not just with one or two substances, but hundreds. These drugs are known ...

Ric Treble is a retired forensic chemist, who has studied the development of novel drugs for over thirty years. He provides support to the UK’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and was awarded ...

Outlawing drugs once known as "legal highs" led to waves of violence, self-harm and suicide in prisons, according to a study released by the University of Sussex. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

Data released by the Supreme People's Court on Monday showed that Chinese courts concluded 23,732 first-instance drug-related ...

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 ...

A new drug on the market – every week. This has been the case in Europe in recent years with regard to the availability of online drugs, known also as new psychoactive substances. Henrik Green, ...

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

New psychoactive substances, originally developed as potential analgesics but abandoned due to adverse side effects, may still have pharmaceutical value if researchers could nail down the causes of ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — New psychoactive substances, originally developed as potential analgesics but abandoned due to adverse side effects, may still have pharmaceutical value if researchers could nail ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2025 — How do you identify something no one has a test for? Designer drugs replicate the effects of known, illicit drugs but evade law enforcement. The chemical structure ...

Psychoactive drugs have become as common for under 18s as cannabis in Northern Ireland, a new report has found. A UK-wide investigation by the BBC’s Shared Data Unit found a significant rise in ...