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Neurochemistry

Emily Albert begins her 36-hour Ibogaine treatment at The Ibogaine Institute

Opioid addicts are turning to a clinic in Mexico to break their addiction, but there’s a catch. The treatment is illegal in the US.

Health

Ibogaine is a powerful hallucinogenic drug that has been shown to have surprising success in treating addiction. But it comes with risks that, so far, have made its use in the US illegal.

OxyContin

The family that helped start the opioid crisis

Medicine
The World

US and Russia collaborate on drug raids in Afghanistan

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s tragic death is an ominous sign of heroin’s expanding reach

Conflict & Justice

North Koreans Substituting Crystal Meth for Medication

Conflict & Justice
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PRI’s ‘The World’: Mexico’s War

An audio slideshow about Mexico’s war on heroin, and the efforts of local and national entities to eradicate it.

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Thai Authorities Alarmed By Drug Surge in Golden Triangle

Business, Economics and Jobs

There’s been a surge of drug trafficking in the Golden Triangle. Thai police say Burma’s political reforms may be indirectly resulting in increased trafficking in the border areas of Burma, Thailand and Laos.

Coffeehouses Oppose Dutch Government’s New ‘Weed Passes’

The era of Dutch tolerance of marijuana use may be going up in smoke. The Dutch government will soon issue “weed passes ” to a limited number of Dutch residents wishing to score pot in traditional coffeehouses. The new law’s intended to keep away “drug tourists” but coffeehouse owners say the law’s unfair and will […]

FRONTLINE: Opium Brides in Afghanistan

Lifestyle & Belief

Marco Werman talks with Reporter Najibullah Quraishi of our partner program FRONTLINE about his report on the growing problem in Afghanistan of young girls who are kidnapped or traded to drug smugglers when opium farmers cannot meet their debts.

Denmark’s New ‘Fat’ Tax

Global Politics

Denmark’s new government is pushing through a nationwide fat and sugar tax.

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