As the Opioid Epidemic Evolves, Impacts Bleed Into Cocaine Overdose

Kimberly Leonard | Jan. 3, 2017

Whether intentional or not, cocaine’s mix with opioids is driving up related deaths.


Unpacking the Data: Deaths from Drug Overdoses, by Age

Kimberly Leonard | Dec. 23, 2016

Drug overdoses are higher among some age groups than others, data show.


Heroin, Cocaine Among Top Drug Killers in U.S.

Kimberly Leonard | Dec. 20, 2016

A new report identifies specific drugs most frequently involved in overdose deaths.


President Obama Must Use Clemency Power Before Donald Trump Takes Office

Lauren-Brooke Eisen | Nov. 15, 2016

Obama should direct the DOJ to commute the sentences of low-level drug offenders before Trump takes office.


Cocaine, Meth Users Can't Distinguish Between Right and Wrong, Study Says

Rachel Dicker | July 14, 2016

Up to 75 percent of inmates in the U.S. have substance abuse problems.


UN Report: Marijuana Sales High, Cocaine Coming Down

Tom Risen | June 26, 2015

Legal marijuana in U.S. is fueling demand for the drug.


New Breathalyzer Can Detect Marijuana, Cocaine, Heroin

Jason Koebler | April 25, 2013

New method is as effective as urine, blood samples.


Iranian-Sponsored Narco-Terrorism in Venezuela: How Will Maduro Respond?

Paul D. Shinkman | April 24, 2013

New Venezuelan president at a crossroads for burgeoning threat to U.S.



Chart: What The DEA Refuses To Admit About Drugs

Elizabeth Flock | June 21, 2012

A Top DEA agent refused to admit crack cocaine and meth was more harmful than marijuana.

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