For the first time, researchers are able to describe how the dopamine transporter involved in cocaine use operates at the molecular level, which could pave the way to future targeted treatments.

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Pink cocaine is a new designer drug. It’s typically a powdery mix of ketamine and illegal substances likely dyed with food coloring. Sometimes it may have a sweet smell, like strawberries. The drug, ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whiskey” as he suggested the global cocaine industry could be “easily dismantled” if the drug was legalized worldwide.

Illegal drug-production labs may be releasing substances into the water that could harm Brazilian sharpnose sharks and other marine animals. Biologist Paulo dos Santos measures a Brazilian sharpnose ...

A former Columbus police officer accused of stealing cocaine from crime scenes and evidence rooms and then selling it for more than $100,000 has pleaded guilty, the Department of Justice said in a ...

Even as production surges, domestic and foreign shifts in the global drug industry have devastated many poor Colombians whose livelihoods are tied to cocaine. Even as production surges, domestic and ...