Edinburgh’s Health and Social Care Partnership opened a public consultation on its plans to establish a “drug consumption facility” and residents have until 1 July to make their views known. But Glasgow had the highest number of drug deaths (243)…
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Fake NHS vans used to push drugs
A drug gang used fake NHS ‘patient transport’ vans to flood 102 kilograms of cocaine and heroin across the UK, worth £3million, SWNS reported. It was orchestrated from bases in Dubai, Southern Spain, Liverpool and South Wales.
Scientists gene-hacked a plant to grow 5 psychoactive drugs
Israel’s Weizmann Institute engineered tobacco plants to produce psilocybin, psilocin, DMT, bufotenin and 5-MeO-DMT simultaneously, bridging compounds from different kingdoms. The goal is medical use, not recreational – but the potential to hijack this for addiction harms is clear to DB…
Memory deficits of MDMA users
University of Zurich et al identified that memory deficits of MDMA (ecstasy) users are linked to cortical thinning related to 5-HT receptor densities. Findings highlight a multidimensional origin of memory dysfunction in MDMA users, where alterations in the chemoarchitecture of…
147 organizations urge Congress to fund addiction programs
The Addiction Policy Forum and 146 organizations across the US sent a letter urging Congress to continue funding for substance use disorder programs in the FY2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) appropriations bill. Such investments…
MusiCares opens annual survey
MusiCares opened the 2026 Wellness In Music Survey. Starting in 2020, survey participants grew to over 3,200 music professionals last year. Using the results of the survey, MusiCares provided over $135million in assistance to music professionals. In 2025, the organization donated…
Is recovery too serious to be funny?
Recovery stories skew serious, but real recovery is often unexpectedly funny, author Anna David writes in Psychology Today. “Humor signals healing – it creates distance from shame and past behavior.” Literature’s earnest tone can leave out some of the most…
US awareness of alcohol-cancer link
Public awareness of the link between drinking alcohol and elevated cancer risk is unchanged since February 2025, with over half of Americans saying that regularly consuming alcohol increases your chances of later developing cancer, according to the Annenberg Public Policy…
Neural fingerprint of psychedelics
Analysis of more than 500 brain scans by University of California et al found that LSD, psilocybin and other psychedelics increase cross-talk between brain systems. The “neural fingerprint” of the psychedelic trip was spotted among hundreds of brain scans of…
Youth alcohol deaths change globally
A 31-year global analysis by China’s Central South University et al showed that youth alcohol-related deaths have fallen, but the toll remains strikingly high, especially among males and in countries where progress has lagged. The researchers analyzed trends and disparities…
