New psychoactive substances (NPS), also known as "internet drugs," are substances developed to affect the brain in a similar way to illegal drugs. Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, in ...

Researchers looked at the lateral habenula region, a small, evolutionarily ancient structure located deep in the brain, and ...

When the U.S. Department of Justice moved to reclassify medical marijuana to a Schedule III drug on April 23, 2026, it set the stage for a vast amount of medical research that has been hobbled for ...

The House on Thursday approved a bill that would classify all fentanyl as a Schedule 1 substance, the most dangerous classification of drugs. The GOP-led legislation, backed by the White House, passed ...

It's known as a party drug of choice: cheap, readily available, and a “really good intensifier”. But ketamine wasn't designed for recreational use - it's a powerful anaesthetic, with a nasty dark side ...