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World Anti-Doping Agency: FINA ignored us on Olympic champion drugs case

22/06/2015

Sport

Olympic champion fails doping test two years late

19/06/2015

Italy

Italian police smash a major international mafia drugs ring

Italian police have broken an international mafia drug trafficking ring , seizing more than four tons of pure cocaine worth one billion euros

18/06/2015

My Europe Series

N-bomb, China White, Spice - the new wave in deadly designer drugs

The explosion in new drugs often known as legal highs has become a major headache for governments across Europe. New psychoactive substances

04/06/2015

Indonesia

Australia recalls ambassador over Indonesian executions

Indonesia’s execution of eight convicted drug-traffickers from several countries has strained diplomatic relations. Australia has recalled its

29/04/2015

Ireland

Ireland's government rushes to close drugs law legal loophole

A loophole making drugs such as ecstasy and crystal meth temporarily legal in Ireland has caused much embarrassment to the government and a rush to

11/03/2015

Italy

Boat seized in raid against suspected drug traffickers in Italy

A boat is seized and four people arrested in a raid against suspected drug traffickers in Italy

17/01/2015

Sweden

Synthetic marijuana drug Spice causes hundreds of overdoses in Sweden

A synthetic marijuana drug is being blamed for hundreds of overdoses in Sweden this year. The designer drug known as Spice is available legally over

13/12/2014

Netherlands

White heroin contributes to deaths of three Brits in a month

27/11/2014

USA

Grannies' giggles: video of weed-smoking grandmas goes viral overnight

20/11/2014

USA

'Grandfather of ecstasy' Alexander 'Sasha' Shulgin dies at 88

03/06/2014

Canada

Canada: Toronto mayor seeks help for drinking

01/05/2014

Brazil

Drone drops supposed cocaine package into São Paulo Prison

11/03/2014

USA

Philip Seymour Hoffman died of accidental overdose

01/03/2014

USA

Justin Bieber jailed in Florida on drunk driving, racing charges

23/01/2014

France

Savitex, cannabis spray for MS symptoms, approved in France

09/01/2014

Uruguay

Economist magazine hails Uruguay for legalising cannabis and gay marriage

19/12/2013

Canada

Toronto mayor Rob Ford more popular since crack cocaine admission - poll

22/11/2013

Italy

Successful Italian drug rehab centre wants to go American

06/11/2013

United Kingdom

Legalising cannabis: more tax without necessarily damaging public health

06/11/2013