By Dirk Hanson

Why Coffee and Tea Drinkers Suffer Fewer Infections, How New Medicines Get Discovered, and New Zealand's War on Designer Drugs. MORE  

By Dirk Hanson

The notorious Barry was caught smoking crack twice while serving as D.C.'s mayor. Now his son seems to be following in his footsteps. MORE  

By Dirk Hanson

"Sensible Portland" wanted to make the city safe for marijuana. MORE  

By Dirk Hanson

A widely-used drug normally prescribed to treat anxiety and hypertension has shown some success in blocking cocaine-related cues in rats, according to a study in Neuropsychopharmacology. While a slew of recent drugs like Campral and Vivatrol have proved helpful in stemming cravings, forvalcohol and opiods, “Right now, there are no FDA-approved medications that are known to successfully treat cocaine abuse, only those that are used to treat the symptoms of cocaine withdrawal, w MORE  

By Dirk Hanson

Hospitals Keep Running Out of Drugs, California's Smoking Rate Hits Record Lows, and the Pros and Cons of Benzodiazepines. MORE  

By Dirk Hanson

Study of female crack addicts in drug court yields surprising clues about who'll be using four months later. MORE  

By Dirk Hanson

Scientists studying the ancient appetite for salt believe that drug gratification makes use of the same evolutionary pathway. MORE  

By Dirk Hanson

Daniel Baldwin's wife "ripped the house to shreds" in front of the children, Baldwin says on Portland TV. MORE  

By Dirk Hanson

After inhaling a mall-bought batch of  “Iaroma"—a synthetic pot substitute sold as incense—a 19-year-old Chicago boy dies after taking a 100 mph joyride into a neighbor's house. MORE  

By Dirk Hanson

An appropriations bill would bar funding of needle swaps even when “effective and appropriate.” MORE