Authorities in the Channel Island of Guernsey have told BBC News they are considering classifying the synthetic stimulant mephedrone as a class A drug.
Mephedrone, which has a similar effect to amphetamines, ecstasy or cocaine, reportedly …

Eight people have been charged with conspiracy to supply Class A drugs following a series of raids in Cheltenham.
Six addresses in Rowanfield, Hester’s Way and Bishops Cleeve were raided on Thursday and 11 people arrested.
A …

Students are being warned about the dangers of consuming plant food after seven young people were arrested at a Lancaster nightclub.
Doorstaff alerted the police when they found white powder during searches on the students at …

Mind-altering drugs are still readily available in High Street shops despite a number of so-called “legal highs” being banned by the UK government.
The ban was introduced in December as a result of health fears.
But BBC …

Over the course of your lifetime you are likely to take more than 14,000 tablets – and that is just the prescription medicines.
The average person will have taken one course of antibiotics every two years, …

The World Health Organization declared a swine flu pandemic Thursday, raising its pandemic warning from phase 5 to 6, making swine flu the first global flu epidemic in 41 years. Now that H1N1 “Swine Flu” …

“Salvia is the legal alternative for weed,” said Mike Mizell, Drug Addiction Councilor.
Some teens are now lighting up the drug Salvia and documenting their experiences on the popular Internet site, YouTube. Salvia gives kids a …

A scheme in which heroin is given to addicts in supervised clinics has led to big reductions in the use of street drugs and crime, the BBC has learned.
More than 100 users took part in …

The Government will reclasiffy three ‘legal highs’ by the end of the year.
The drugs, GBL, BZP and synthetic cannabinoids have already been banned in many countries, but they are easily available on the Internet and …

The largest study of banknotes has found that 95% of dollar bills in Washington DC bear traces of the illegal drug cocaine.
The figure for the US capital is up 20% over two years.
Researchers at the …

A Bo’ness man who planned to torture a woman while playing a medley of love songs has been jailed for four years.
William Ellis, 50, had blamed his target for him being sent to jail on …

Detectives in York are warning of a potentially contaminated batch of heroin after a woman died from a suspected overdose.
The 28-year-old was found in public toilets in Nunnery Lane on Friday and died in hospital.
Police …

Prisoners in Scottish jails should all face mandatory drug testing, according to the Conservatives.
The Scottish Conservatives leader, Annabel Goldie, made the call as new figures revealed about half of inmates were not screened.
Ms Goldie said …

As Iran celebrates their New Year festival, Nowrouz, some Iranians turn increasingly to drugs and liquor to get them in the party mood.
Nowrouz lasts for two weeks and many people travel to the lush jungles …

‘Khat’ is a popular stimulant chewed across east Africa. Now it is crossing cultural divides and becoming a drug of choice for an increasing number of young people in the UK.
The khat plant, Catha edulis, …

A couple accused of supplying chemicals to crystal meth dealers over the internet are appealing against plans to extradite them to the United States.
US authorities allege Brian Howes and Kerry Ann Shanks sold chemicals knowing …

Two people have been charged with drugs offences after amphetamine worth mre than “£20,000 was seized on Teesside.
Officers found half a kilo of the drug in a Vauxhall Astra during a routine patrol in in …

A synthetic drug that is up to five times as powerful as cannabis is being sold legally in Britain, as incense.
It has already been made illegal in Germany and is also banned in the Netherlands.
The …

A major global drugs kingpin has agreed a plea bargain in the United States after admitting conspiracy to distribute millions of dollars worth of ecstasy. But who is this man of mystery who faces spending …

A veterinary expert has issued a warning after a potentially lethal drug was stolen from a vet’s surgery.
Burglars broke into Riverside Veterinary Surgery, Brecon Road, Abergavenny, on Friday 2 January.
A quantity of Euthatal, blue in …