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U.S. Dietary Guidelines are expected to eliminate the long-standing recommendation that adults limit alcohol consumption to one or two drinks per day, according to three sources familiar with the matter, in what could be a major win for an industry threatened by heightened scrutiny of alcohol's health effects.

Will the WHO confront its colonial legacy and right a historic wrong? The critical review of the coca leaf could transform global drug policy and marks an important moment for Indigenous rights and tr...

After I was turned into a memecoin, I looked into the hype behind the crypto that only a tiny percentage of people profit from

As the Mayor of London urges the government to consider decriminalising possession of small amounts of cannabis, Steve Rolles, a senior policy analyst for Transform Drugs Policy Foundation, unpacks...

Two long-form articles in national news outlets are promoting the BC government's "secure care" policy the same week that the government faces a pivotal legal challenge on its expansive interpretation...

The new executive order allows political appointees to undermine research they oppose, paving the way to state-controlled science

It is with heavy hearts that the staff of Harm Reduction International relay the news that our former Executive Director, Naomi Burke-Shyne, has passed away

Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

Join us for a debrief session on the 68th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) to discuss progress, gridlocks and potential ways forward for the UN drug control regime.

Global civil society groups call on the UN Secretary-General to ensure the independence, credibility and representativeness of the UN review's expert panel, and to champion meaningful,…

IDPC lays out key considerations and aspirations for the independent panel established by the CND to review the UN drug control system, highlighting potential pitfalls to avoid to make this review…

Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100 percent effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published Wednesday.

Exclusive: Politicians including Andy Burnham call for councils to be given powers to stop new sites opening

Femke Halsema, the Dutch capital’s first female mayor, doesn’t shy away from radical yet rational policymaking. Here she tells us...

I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.

The UK’s first safer drug consumption facility (SDCF) in Glasgow has been accessed 2,691 times during the four months it has been open, according to data published by the Glasgow City Health and Socia...

Drug traffickers transport fentanyl-making chemicals from China to Mexico through the United States. To pull this off, they employ what’s called the “master carton” smuggling scheme.

PM unveils policies to ‘significantly’ drive down net migration including English tests and degree requirements

EXCLUSIVE: MailOnline analysis of data from the UK's only drug testing facility has revealed two-thirds of 'medication' tested in the past year has been laced with nitazenes.