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The Return of MDMA

Some doctors are itching to prescribe ecstasy again. How do we avoid the regulatory mistakes of the '80s?

Reason · Jul 29, 2023

Margarito Flores, Chicago cocaine kingpin who helped bring down El Chapo, will teach cops how to catch drug traffickers

One of the notorious Flores twins is to lead a seminar at the Kane County sheriff’s office — “a rare chance for us to get into the mind of the people we are trying to find,” an official says.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 26, 2023

What will it take to accelerate the suburban rail project in Bengaluru?

The grand, four-corridor, suburban rail network for Bengaluru, a potential game-changer to solve the city’s perennial mobility issues, is at the crossroads.

The Hindu · Jul 25, 2023

Scientists Discover Way To Activate Brain Cells To Inhibit Drug Addiction

Understanding role of specific brain cells in the urge for opioids offers avenue for interventions aimed at curbing addiction

Zenger · Jul 8, 2023

Drug Busts Are Linked to More Overdoses and Deaths

Plus: Government appeals social media order, Amsterdam attempts to move prostitution out of red-light district, and more...

Reason · Jul 6, 2023

After 50 Years, the DEA Is Still Losing the War on Drugs

For five decades, the agency has destroyed countless lives while targeting Americans for personal choices and peaceful transactions.

Reason · Jul 6, 2023

Politicians want cop crackdowns on drug dealers. Experts say tough tactics cost lives

As fentanyl deaths surge, lawmakers want more drug busts and arrests. But new research found tough police tactics might increase overdoses and drug deaths in communities.

WEKU · Jul 5, 2023

Does Europe really need a 'digital euro'?

The EU has taken a crucial step towards launching a digital version of the euro, a controversial project that has come under attack from the public, politicians and banks before it has even been unveiled. RFI takes a look into what Brussels hopes and believes will be 'the next big…

Radio France Internationale · Jul 3, 2023

Drug agency chief calls on China and Mexico to help stem US fentanyl crisis

The majority of the extremely powerful illegal opioid entering the US is manufactured in Mexico using Chinese precursors

The Guardian - US · Jul 2, 2023

Student shot dead while doing research in Mexican state once run by drug lord El Chapo

Gabriel Trujillo, a US PhD student and botanist, was tragically shot and killed in Mexico's Sonora state, believed to be a result of mistaken identity in the violent territory once controlled by drug lord El Chapo

Daily Mirror · Jul 1, 2023