Places Conservationists plead with public to stop milking toads Sonoran Desert toads are at threat from human activity in the US. But why are they being milked? 10/02/2021
Europe Scottish and English drinkers most frequently drunk, study suggests The findings were part of the Global Drug Survey 2020, which included data from 110,000 people from 25 countries. 25/01/2021
USA US House of Representatives votes to decriminalise marijuana Fifteen states already authorise recreational marijuana use and 36 allow it for medical use, but federal laws banning the drug make it difficult for companies to trade 05/12/2020
France France imposes on-the-spot fines for drug users France's Prime Minister Jean Castex announced the move in the city of Nice, the capital of the French Riviera, which has been troubled by drug related crime. 25/07/2020
Italy Italian police intercept coffee beans stuffed with cocaine The package, sent from Colombia, contained 500 beans that had been cut open, stuffed with cocaine powder and carefully fastened closed with dark brown tape. 17/07/2020
Mexico Mexico: 24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab center Mexico: 24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab center 02/07/2020
View Children have become collateral damage with the Philippines’ “Drug War” scarring a generation ǀ View 04/06/2020
Good Morning Europe Business booms for fledgling drugs start-up as pandemic continues Some French businesses have seen a mahor upturn in customers because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drugs delivery start-up Phacil has seen a six-fold increase, while plastic goods producer Tecform has reduced its range - but doubled its operations. 13/05/2020
The Cube What do we know about ibuprofen and COVID-19? France's health minister suggested on Saturday that NSAIDs, including ibuprofen, could aggravate COVID-19. 18/03/2020
Colombia Smelling this year's Valentine roses could leave you on a real high Smelling this year's Valentine roses could leave you on a real high 14/02/2020
World EU agencies blame technology for rise in drug trafficking Europeans spend billions of euros on drugs each year, making it a "major source of income for organised crime", Europol and the EU's drugs agency said in a joint report. 26/11/2019
Spain First transatlantic cocaine submarine found off the coast of Spain Two men have been arrested and a third has escaped. 25/11/2019
