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US charges three more people in Silk Road website case US authorities said Friday three more people were charged in connection with the operation of Silk Road, the online black market bazaar for drugs, hacker tools and other illicit goods.

22 December 2013

'Breaking Bad' namesake meth dealer gets 12 years' jail A US judge has sentenced meth dealer Walter White to 12 years in prison, in a case of life mirroring art a few months after the end of cult TV show "Breaking Bad," local media reported.

19 December 2013

Uruguay becomes world's first country to legalize marijuana trade Uruguay's Senate has approved ground-breaking legislation legalizing marijuana, becoming the first nation in the world to oversee the production and sale of the drug.

11 December 2013

Film spotlights pop culture inspired by Mexican drug gangs A new documentary shines a worrying and grisly light on a growing Latino pop culture phenomenon in the United States inspired by the deadly drug violence which has ravaged neighboring Mexico.

07 December 2013

Toronto mayor may have tried to buy crack video Weeks before the public first became aware of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's crack video, the disgraced politician may have tried to buy it, according to court documents made public Wednesday.

05 December 2013

Cancer drug Xeloda linked to severe skin reactions: official A drug used to treat advanced breast and colorectal cancers has been linked to sometimes fatal skin reactions in patients, its Swiss manufacturer and Canadian health officials said Wednesday.

05 December 2013

Japan's top drugmaker appoints first foreign boss Japan's top drugmaker said Saturday it had picked a GlaxoSmithKline executive as its next president in a rare example of overseas head-hunting by a major Japanese firm.

01 December 2013

US lifts restrictions on anti-diabetes drug Avandia US authorities on Monday lifted restrictions on the prescription of diabetes drug Avandia after a new study indicated it did not carry an elevated risk of heart attacks.

26 November 2013

Global gangs target Australian pupils as drug mules Australian authorities on Monday warned that high school students were being recruited by international drug syndicates to help them bring illicit substances into the country.

25 November 2013

US congressman Radel arrested for cocaine possession First-term US congressman Trey Radel of Florida has been arrested for possession of cocaine, court documents showed Tuesday.

20 November 2013

Drugs scandal rocks Britain's troubled 'ethical' bank Britain's Co-operative Bank, which prides itself on ethical investments, has been plunged deeper into crisis after its former chairman was filmed allegedly seeking to buy drugs.

19 November 2013

US Embassy offers anti-drug grants to Kazakhstan NGOs The US Embassy in Kazakhstan is giving out smaller grants to NGOs for projects to reduce drug abuse in Kazakhstan.

15 November 2013

Afghan opium cultivation hits record high in 2013: UN Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan reached a record high this year as farmers seek to "insure" themselves ahead of NATO forces' withdrawal next year, the United Nations said Wednesday.

13 November 2013

Myanmar makes biggest heroin bust this year Myanmar police said Thursday they had arrested a man with 133 kilos (293 pounds) of heroin worth $2 million at local prices -- the country's biggest seizure of the drug this year.

25 October 2013

Execution drugs spark controversy as supplies dwindle The US is turning to new drugs for lethal injections as supplies of the current standard dwindle, sparking lawsuits from death row prisoners that the changes will cause undue suffering.

11 October 2013

GSK to seek green light for malaria vaccine British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said on Tuesday it hoped to get the green light for a prototype vaccine against malaria after trials showed it offered children a partial shield against the disease.

08 October 2013

Maduro probes purported US involvement in Air France drug cache Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday he was investigating whether US drug enforcement agents were involved in a huge cocaine drug bust as part of a plot to brand Venezuela a "narco state."

04 October 2013

'War' on illegal drugs is failing: study The global war on heroin, cocaine and cannabis is failing to stem supply, as prices of these drugs have tumbled while seizures of them have risen.

01 October 2013

Drug use surges among US baby boomers: survey The use of illegal drugs among Americans in general is holding steady, but it's surging among middle-aged baby boomers.

05 September 2013

Who is 'Molly'? A sweet name for deadly designer drug Everybody is talking about Molly, but few aside from the young, hip and famous knew who she was until the death of two people at a New York music festival this weekend.

04 September 2013

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