Psychedelic-assisted therapy for mental health conditions is being researched in clinical trials. There are associated benefits, risks and policy considerations.   Psychedelic-assisted therapy for mental health: Policy considerations (491 KB , PDF)     DOI: https://doi.org/10.58248/PB64 A growing number of clinical trials have shown that psychedelic drugs (such as LSD and ketamine), in combination with therapy, […]

Sarah Gad, 37, denies allegations she sneaked in the drugs via legal paperwork. A Minneapolis attorney is under investigation on suspicion of sneaking illicit drugs to inmates in the Hennepin County jail, according to newly filed court documents. A search warrant affidavit filed Monday in District Court says Sarah Rafat Gad used her privilege as […]

Three British nationals detained in Bali on drug smuggling charges have begun meeting with their legal team as they face the prospect of years in a foreign prison if convicted. Balinese authorities have alleged Jon Collyer, Lisa Stocker and Phineas Float, who are thought to be from East Sussex, attempted to traffic cocaine valued at […]

RALEIGH, N.C. – A South Carolina man who was part of a large drug trafficking organization (DTO) moving kilogram quantities of cocaine in the United States was sentenced to 78 months in prison. On October 31, 2024, Gerardo Calzada, age 34, pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine […]

Luxembourg authorities seized almost a ton of cocaine hidden in a stone crusher “of Colombian origin” in a record bust for the small European state, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Police detained two suspects after they discovered white powder worth up to 160 million euros ($165 million) inside the machine on Thursday last week. It took forensics police […]

A boater found a burlap sack full of bricks of cocaine floating in the ocean off Fort Lauderdale, according to the U.S. Border Patrol. In total there were 25 bricks of cocaine weighing about 65 pounds, or almost 30 kilograms, the Border Patrol said in a statement posted on X. Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article300143069.html#storylink=cpy