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Prince's overdose: How painkillers unleashed a deadly epidemic

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Prince's overdose: How painkillers unleashed a deadly epidemic

With prescription opioids, tolerance to painkilling effects can rise faster than resistance to an overdose. It's a deadly catch-22, says Samantha Murphy

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Breaking bad sniffles: Crystal meth made cold medicine rubbish

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Can food get you high? We try a meal of psychoactive substances

Culture

Sewage reveals crystal meth use has doubled in Australia

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Sewage reveals crystal meth use has doubled in Australia

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Magic mushroom ingredient tested as depression treatment

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Computer glitch has led to incorrect advice on statins

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Life

High antidepressant use could lead to UK public health disaster

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Muscular dystrophy is tragic, but patients aren't always right

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Picture of drug label on bottle, take one daily

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Prescription monitoring system to curb drug abuse in Australia

Real-time monitoring for drugs like OxyContin, morphine and Xanax is intended to enable doctors and pharmacists in Victoria to curb addiction and offer help

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DEA mellowing out on cannabis would make medical research easier

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It’s crazy that latest LSD study is first to scan brains on acid

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First LSD brain imaging study offers insights into consciousness

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Just say maybe: Is the world ready to abandon the war on drugs?

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