An executive order aims to speed up how quickly psychedelic drugs for mental illness can move through the regulatory process.

Billy Idol started smoking crack to kick his heroin addiction, and spoiler alert, it worked. During an appearance on “Club Random with Bill Maher,” Idol admitted that smoking crack allowed him to stop ...

The order eases restrictions on psychedelic drugs like ibogaine to spur research on using them for medical purposes.

Sabet, a former drug policy adviser in the Bush and Obama administrations, is the CEO of the Foundation for Drug Policy ...

The number of U.S. heroin users has grown by nearly 300,000 over a decade, with the bulk of the increase among whites, according to a new government report. Experts think the increase was driven by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Javier Hasse is a cannabis and psychedelics reporter and book author. The conversation around drugs has long been framed by cost.

Rock musician Billy Idol confessed to kicking his heroin addiction by doing something else instead — smoking crack. Idol admitted that he had many close-calls in his lifetime, including some ...

Despite five drug-related arrests, car accidents and a serious drug addiction, Keith Richards is still alive and thriving.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Until we stop framing all drug use and every overdose as problems of “addiction” and “substance use disorders,” we ...

NEW YORK Teen use of alcohol, nicotine and marijuana remains at record lows, according to national survey results released Wednesday. They consume a lot of energy drinks, though. And there are slight, ...