Drugs

Drug companies are courting jails and judges through sophisticated marketing efforts.

CBD was just the beginning.

Here are four reasons America's addiction treatment system is broken.

Five people described turning points in their lives — the moments that led them down a trail of dependency and addiction.

Teachers are on the front lines of the fight against the teen vaping crisis.

Flying reindeer? Gifts delivered by a jolly, all-seeing man via chimney? Was someone tripping on mushrooms when they thought up Santa Claus? Well… maybe.

After a few weeks on the antidepressant I noticed the birds were chirping a little louder, and my self-critical inner voice had decreased to a whisper.

The law meant to protect children in such circumstances is routinely violated — with heartbreaking consequences.

Ayahuasca, magic mushrooms and other psychedelics carry messages that can shape the way we live. A plant medicine facilitator explains how to get the most out of a trip.

One of the most successful of these campaigns came from Camel, whose parent company RJ Reynolds launched the ad above in 1946 touting a nationwide survey showing that "More Doctors Smoke Camels Than Any Other Cigarette!"

"Trespass grows," which feed the marijuana black market, do great damage to the planet.

And how to use ad data to try to save their lives.

It was also the decade we finally started treating drug addiction like a disease, spurred by an overdose epidemic that ravaged white, rural America.

Canopy Growth launched First & Free, a CBD brand, in 31 states.

The science behind flavorless cannabis.

The city's police started working less after an officer was sentenced for killing black teen Laquan McDonald. But Chicago actually got safer.

Paracelsus Recovery is the most exclusive rehab in the world, attracting A-listers, royalty and people worth more money than entire countries.

Here's what the science says about marijuana's effect on the brain.

Take a millilitre too much and you'll put yourself into a coma. So why does it keep getting more popular?

Marijuana legalization in Michigan is officially in full swing with recreational sales now underway.

It had been maybe three minutes from the onset of the first symptom, and I was already in deep sh*t.

The high school yearbook is a staple of teenage life. But for some, it reflects the devastating toll of the opioid crisis.

From the proliferation of CBD stores and products, you'd think CBD is legal. It's not: the FDA sent a bunch of warning letters today to companies selling CBD products.

A new program in Glasgow will give drug users pharmaceutical-grade heroin twice daily in a bid to reduce drug-related deaths.

The love child of the anxiety economy and the wellness industry, a new category of beverage promises a calming antidote to the unease of modern life.

A study of people's minds as they take DMT reveals a curious commingling of brain patterns.

How health insurance companies make drug addiction treatment expensive and ineffective.

How ketamine became the drug of choice for our dissociated moment.

It sucked. Also, it doesn't work.

Everyone is talking about the potential harms of vaping, and for good reason.

The MORE Act, which the House Judiciary Committee passed Wednesday, is the first legalization bill to get a Congressional vote.

Jails and prisons are becoming substance-abuse treatment facilities — even for those who haven't been accused of a crime.

Cannabis companies have found a splashy way to avoid ad regulations.

Yes, it's real and yes, they spent nearly half a million dollars on it.

"Cons & Kernels" aims to employ everyone, including former inmates.

An arrest warrant is out for Texas State Rep. Poncho Nevárez, who said earlier this month he would not be seeking reelection.

A struggling Hollywood actor got into the vape industry and hit paydirt with vitamin E oil. Then people started to get sick.

The question is: how long do you think it took them?

The venom toward President Trump was as thick as the vapor clouds at an industry rally on Saturday.

Farmers are scrambling to cash in on the CBD boom. But when their hemp crops tip over the 0.3% legal limit for THC, they lose everything.

Do nootropics really make your brain work better?

Three years out from Proposition 64, regulatory issues are still tripping up shops and grow operations throughout the state.

Boring dinner party? Endless-seeming movie? Argument with the sweetheart? Cigarettes solved these problems.

For one delivery person, driving around with a car full of pot feels a lot safer than the gig economy.

A man snatched from his home joins the ever-swelling ranks of thousands of victims of the drug conflict that shows no sign of relenting.

A day of dopamine fasting in San Francisco.

Juul executives knew young people were flocking to the brand. They also knew the nicotine blend was unusually potent. They released it anyway.

Despite prediabetes, a mouth full of cavities, a swelling gut and a decline in health, soda addicts can't stop chugging the sweet stuff.

Bernie's back in action, and last week he talked to Desus & Mero about the big issues on his mind.

To tackle drug use, researchers and harm reduction advocates alike are turning to online drug forums for help.

"A lot of people think selling cannabis is really easy. It takes a lot of focus when you're working with stoned people."

While millions of women regularly use some form of hormonal birth control, there are staggeringly few conclusive studies on its side effects.

A mom's drug rehab story exposes the grave cost of America's addiction treatment system.

BioCorRx implanted an anti-opioid treatment in a prisoner this year. But the procedure hadn't been approved by the FDA.

Studies suggest women are using marijuana as a libido enhancer. Does it work?

For nearly two decades, Geneva Cooley assumed she would die in prison for nonviolent drug crimes. Then a judge changed her fate.

Cali sober usually means someone who doesn't drink, but does smoke weed. Or does smoke weed, but doesn't smoke other drugs? Let's dive in.

Getting to the bottom (and top) of cannabis in the bedroom.

Scientists monitored human waste from 60 million people in 37 countries to discover how the world gets high.

'All Our Hearts' is an online memorial project by Vermont-based newsweekly Seven Days, which aims to show the human cost of the opioid epidemic.