New psychoactive substances (NPS), also known as "internet drugs," are substances developed to affect the brain in a similar way to illegal drugs. Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, in ...

Karsten Eastman, CEO of Sethera Therapeutics, discusses developments in peptides from cutting-edge innovation to mass ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nitazenes, like this powder sample, are a class of synthetic opioids more potent than morphine and fentanyl. Joe Lamberti/The ...

It's known as a party drug of choice: cheap, readily available, and a “really good intensifier”. But ketamine wasn't designed for recreational use - it's a powerful anaesthetic, with a nasty dark side ...

First-in-class drugs can be highly innovative because of their novel mechanisms of action, but they also carry uncertainty in the absence of clinical experience. To understand how such drugs advance ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Thursday criticized the Department of Justice's (DOJ) decision to downgrade state-approved medical ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration is reportedly planning to reclassify marijuana so it is no longer categorized as one of the most dangerous and addictive drugs—a decision that would fall short of ...