Drugs

There is growing evidence that mind-altering drugs can be used to help people explore aspects about themselves they may not have realised.

Persistent shortages of popular drugs are affecting millions of patients worldwide. What lies behind it?

In the early days of the internet, drug users flocked to a website called Erowid to detail experiences on everything from Advil to LSD. Today it is a goldmine for academics.

Fatal overdoses in the US are falling - and Kayla's state of North Carolina is at the forefront of that trend.

Drugs like Ozempic have allowed many people to lose weight they were unable to shift before. Could a diet have the same effect without the need for a prescription?

Occasionally the food we eat can interfere with the way drugs are supposed to work. Now scientists are trying to harness these effects to boost the efficacy of treatments.

A new podcast tells the story of Mags Haney, the Stirling drug dealer who may have been a police informant.

Darren Aronofsky's radical drug-addiction drama was highly acclaimed and angrily slated when it came out in 2000. Today, this Hubert Selby Jr adaptation is no less contentious.