The Latest Breaking News from Drug Abuse

RDJ was very famous long before he became Iron Man, but for unfortunate reasons. In the 1990s and early 2000s, RDJ’s struggles with drug abuse landed him stints in prison. He was the butt of late-night comedy jokes for a decade. RDJ cleaned himself up, took the role of Tony…

Zimbabwe is in the grip of a growing crisis as substance abuse rips through communities, with young people in the eye of the storm.

California’s top prosecutor says he has asked a court to give the state control of Los Angeles County’s troubled juvenile detention facilities because incarcerated young people are enduring unsafe conditions, including violence and rampant drug abuse

The world drug market has never been so globalised, active and diverse, according to the United Nations – which marks International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on Thursday. RFI takes a look at the latest trends, from the explosion of cocaine to shifting routes and new synthetic drugs.