Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are chemically engineered substances designed to mimic the effects of traditional controlled drugs such as opioids, stimulants, and cannabinoids. These compounds ...

Growing evidence has shown that psychoactive and psychedelic compounds can potentially help treat substance abuse and psychiatric disorders like major depression, PTSD, and alcohol or opioid abuse.

The consumption of powerful psychoactive drugs is a feature of other species beyond humans. Psychopharmacologist Ronald Siegel most famously raised public and scientific awareness of the unmistakable ...

SINGAPORE - Five new psychoactive substances will be reclassified as Class A controlled drugs from May 1, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said. This means that trafficking, possessing or consuming ...

Ric Treble and Caroline CopelandThe illicit drug trade is international, and different countries have developed different strategies intended to ...

In prehistoric Eurasia, drugs and alcohol were originally reserved for ritual ceremonies, and weren't used merely to satisfy hedonistic motives, a new study suggests. What's more, given the sacred ...

A significant proportion of teens and young adults in the United States prescribed a psychoactive drug reported misusing that drug, according to study results published in Family Medicine and ...

(The Conversation) — A scholar of religion who is writing a book on sacred drugs explains how today’s ‘psychedelic renaissance’ reflects a millennia-long history of using intoxicants to seek insight ...

The government’s ban on so-called legal highs has driven their sale underground, a new report into the impact of the 2016 change in legislation has found. The Psychoactive Substances Act (PSA) led to ...

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) believes that pharmacists have the unique knowledge, skills, and responsibilities for assuming an important role in substance abuse prevention, ...