Drugs

Darren Aronofsky's radical drug-addiction drama was highly acclaimed and angrily slated when it came out in 2000. Today, this Hubert Selby Jr adaptation is no less contentious.

American demand for weight-loss drugs is supercharging Denmark’s economy and transforming a small Danish community into an unlikely boomtown.

After more than 10,000 years of use, the ancient cultures and indigenous communities who use plant medicines may hold lessons for today's psychedelic Renaissance.

Psychedelics see increased legalisation and decriminalisation globally as treatment usages expand

Pilot fatigue is in the spotlight this week, with the news that one Indonesian flight had two sleeping pilots at its helm. But the military have a surprising solution.

With psychedelic drug treatments accelerating towards approval in the US and elsewhere, Ed Prideaux investigates a disconcerting after-effect that is poorly understood.

Brendan was once a leader in the US white nationalist movement. But when he took the drug MDMA in a scientific study, it would radically change his extremist beliefs.

The term "addictive personality" is widely used. Are some people really more prone to developing an addiction?