New street drugs are now hundreds of times stronger than heroin, with traffickers seeking alternatives that can evade detection and regulations. The World Drug Report 2026 breaks down the profound ...
The emerging threat of orphines: New synthetic opioids raising global public health concerns
This presentation was recorded on 4 June 2026 for the Australian Prompt Response Network (PRN) national meeting held on 16 June 2026. It provides a brief overview of the emergence of orphines, incl...
Nearly 90% of daily smokers first tried tobacco before they were 18.
Every time nicotine feels like it's calming you down, it's actually tightening its grip.
Tobacco companies design their produc...
Tocando a Real - Drogas Sintéticas: O mercado ilegal de drogas mudou e muitas ameaças agora vêm direto dos tubos de ensaio. São os entorpecentes sintetizados em laboratório. Neste episódio, o apres...
Thailand's Cannabis Boom: Trafficking Surge Post-Decriminalization #shorts
Since 2022, Thailand's cannabis decriminalization has led to a surge in trafficking cases. Despite reclassification, a lack of a specific legal framework fuels a lucrative, growing industry, with s...
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د کابل یو تن اوسیدونکي احمد رشاد موږ ته وویل چې څه ډول د کار کولو پرمهال د یوه ناچاوده توکي د چاودنې له امله ټپي شو. نوموړی اوس د لازیاتو مرستو غوښتنه کوي ترڅو ډاډ ترلاسه شي چې په ټول افغانستان کې ...
Solomon Islands journalist Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong describes the moment a remote, peaceful community of 2,000 people became unwilling participants in the global drug trade.
This discussion ...
"You cannot enable a dead body" Dr. Esther Tailfeathers shares why naloxone distribution and harm reduction is so important.
Full clip from our 'Beyond the War on Drugs' webinar. 🎬
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Synthetic drugs can be made anywhere.
Fentanyl, kush, methamphetamine. Synthetic drugs are being made all over the globe and they're the fastest growing criminal market between 2021-2025 according to the Organized Crime Index.
Full po...
Fentanyl, kush, meth: this is why synthetics are taking over the illict drug market
The synthetic drug trade has grown faster than any other illicit trade since 2021, according to the Organized Crime Index.
Watch our full podcast episode to find out more.
Australia’s demand for methamphetamine and cocaine is reshaping Pacific communities and coastlines, turning island nations into key transit points on a global drug superhighway, and exposing them t...
The synthetic drug market is out of control.
Synthetic drugs are reshaping the global drug market.
Faster to produce, easier to move, and harder to regulate.
This video unpacks the 2025 Global Organized Crime Index findings and expert insi...
...ommended that coca leaf should remain on Schedule I of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. The film documents different landscapes and practices related to the plant in regions ...
The Center on Health Policy at Brookings will host a panel discussion to examine how Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regulations affect the drug supply for Schedule II medicines. These drugs—...
Cocaine can make you feel powerful and euphoric in seconds, but it hijacks your brain’s reward system and strains your heart. Here’s what really happens inside your body when you take it.
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