Drugs

The U.S. Is Facing Shortages in COVID-19 Drugs as Omicron Rages

By MATTHEW PERRONE/AP

Medicare Will Not Fully Cover Aduhelm, the Controversial—and Costly—Alzheimer's Disease Drug

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / AP

Biogen's Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug Was Connected to a Patient Death, Just As the Company Presented Its Final Study Data

By Alice Park

Clinics Won't Provide It. Insurers Won't Cover It. So Will the First Alzheimer's Drug Make a Difference?

By Alice Park
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Supreme Court Rules On Crack Cocaine Sentencing Case

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that people imprisoned for possessing small amounts of crack cocaine before 2010 are not eligible for reduced sentences under the 2018 First Step Act. The case, Terry...

By Madeleine Carlisle May 3, 2021

Inside Ibogaine: A Promising Drug for Addiction

Derived from the root bark of an African shrub, Ibogaine was ignored in modern medicine until recently

By Mandy Oaklander April 5, 2021

How Methamphetamine Became a Key Part of Nazi Military Strategy

World War II was not only the most destructive war in human history but also the most pharmacologically enhanced. It was literally sped up by speed

By Peter Andreas January 7, 2020

Low-Dose Aspirin May Not Reduce Heart Risks for Black Americans, Study Finds

But that doesn't mean that African-Americans should avoid it

By Alice Park December 11, 2019

Google Honors Pioneering Psychiatrist Herb Kleber, Who Treated Addiction as a Disease, Not a Moral Failing

Dr. Herbert Kleber, one of the first major researchers to treat addiction as a disease, not a moral failing, is remembered by Google Doodle on the 23rd anniversary of his election to the National Academy...

By Gina Martinez October 1, 2019

Trump Urges USPS and FedEx to Crackdown on Fentanyl Trafficking From China. They've Been Trying for Years

American officials have long blamed China for the influx of fentanyl reaching U.S. borders

By Sanya Mansoor August 24, 2019

More Than $1 Million in Cocaine Found in Banana Shipments

The contraband was found stashed with ordinary produce at three Safeway grocery stores in Washington state

By Hillary Leung August 22, 2019

Nearly 4 Tons of Marijuana Found Hidden in Jalapeño Peppers Seized in San Diego

Border Patrol agents on Thursday discovered nearly four tons of marijuana hidden in a shipment of jalapeño peppers traveling from Mexico to the US, officials said. The discovery was made at the Otay Mesa border...

By Julia Webster August 19, 2019

America's War on Drugs Has Treated People Unequally Since Its Beginning

As difficult as passing drug laws is, enforcing them effectively, consistently and fairly has proven to be virtually impossible

By John H. Halpern August 12, 2019

Tennessee Police Warnings of 'Meth Gators' Just A Joke

Tennessee police asked the public to abstain from flushing drugs

By Amy Gunia July 16, 2019
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