It started when gunmen disguised as a police SWAT team opened fire with assault rifles on boxing fans gathered for weigh-in ceremonies at Dublin's Regency Hotel last Friday killing one man and ...

For the first time, researchers have created genetically modified fruit flies that can become addicted to cocaine. The flies will self-administer cocaine if given the option. The new model could prove ...

In a new JNeurosci paper, Adrian Rothenfluh and colleagues from the University of Utah developed a fruit fly model of cocaine self-administration that can be used to explore the genetic underpinnings ...

If you haven’t heard of Cocaine Cowboys by now, you haven’t been paying attention. The infamous pop doc fired off archival footage and firsthand accounts of Miami’s cocaine wars at a breathless ...

The price of cocaine in the United States has dropped to levels not seen in years, and experts point to a surprising reason. Under President Donald Trump, federal agents who once worked to stop drug ...

The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded over 38 tons of cocaine and marijuana Monday morning at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. It's the largest cocaine offload in Coast Guard history, officials said. The ...

Britain is taking more cocaine than ever before. The UK is now the largest consumer of cocaine per capita in Europe, and the second largest in the world (behind Australia), according to a 2023 report ...

Scientists have found that the diabetes/weight loss drug Semaglutide, sold commercially under brand names like Ozempic and Wegovy, significantly reduces cocaine-seeking behaviour in rats. This work ...