Scientists have created a map of all 1,578 licensed drugs and their mechanisms of action – as a means of identifying ‘uncharted waters’ in the search for future treatments. Their analysis of drugs ...

Illicit drugs are most popular on the West Coast, Colorado, and the Northeast, particularly Vermont, according to 2010-2011 surveys from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Detailed maps of high-security prisons have been leaked on the dark web amid concerns they will be used by criminals to escape or smuggle drugs inside. Security has been ramped up at multiple ...

Between 1995 and 2013, drugs and alcohol were involved in 26% of all fatal car accidents, claiming 267,598 lives, according to a new study by Florida drug publication, DrugTreatment.com.

Data collection remains a priority, of course. The map's creator must track down all the information on drugs – approved and in the pipeline – that treat a condition. He or she must identify ...

Kentucky, Alaska and Alabama are the three states where weight loss drugs are most used, and Hawaii, Arizona and Colorado sit ...

Paul told BBC Three's Drugs Map of Britain he "must have gone round to every dust dealer" in Stoke-on-Trent after first trying it seven years ago. Paul is among drug users who tell their story in ...