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Ecstasy Makes a Comeback, Via Canada

(Oct. 4) -- Ecstasy was so hot in the 1990s. And now the rave-favorite drug is making a major comeback, as Canadian purveyors ship loads of the euphoria-enhancing substance across the U.S. border. One a drug that circulated in baggies via small dealers, ecstasy is now being packed up by the box-load and driven into the...

Illicit Drug Use Hits Highest Levels in a Decade

(Sept. 16) -- Illicit drug use spiked to 9 percent among Americans last year, according to a new national survey that blames the increase on "eroding attitudes" about the potential hazards. The growing popularity of marijuana was chiefly responsible for the rise, along with Ecstasy and methamphetamines. Drug use is now...

Is Portugal's Liberal Drug Policy a Model for US?

LISBON, Portugal (Aug. 14) -- Ten years ago, Portugal had some 100,000 heroin addicts -- about 1 percent of its entire population. HIV infections from injecting drugs were among the highest in Europe. Now the addict count has been cut nearly in half. HIV infections from drug use have fallen more than 90 percent. And the...

Britain Battles With a Dangerous 'Legal High'

LONDON (Jan. 30) – It would be easy to dismiss Ben Walters as just another casualty of illicit drug use. The 18-year-old student died at a house party in the small English town of Berkhamsted earlier this month after taking a stimulant known as Mephedrone. But Walters hadn't consumed a banned substance. The white...

Background on illegal drugs

The illegal drug trade is a global black market, dedicated to cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and sale of drugs, which are subject to drug prohibition laws.

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