Technology
Tuesday briefing: How a journalistic hunch revealed the scale of Britain’s problematic cocaine use
In today’s newsletter: Once associated with the wealthy, the drug has become omnipresent, with new Guardian analysis rev...
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Second UK health body drops Israeli drug firm after activist pressure
Decision by Royal College of Pharmacy to end sponsorship comes after concerns over Teva Pharmaceuticals’ ‘activities’
Science
‘Godzilla’ of weight-loss drugs could provide other important health benefits
Though not yet approved by any regulatory agency, Retatrutide could help improve blood sugar levels and reduce inflammat...
Technology
New powerful synthetic opioids behind sharp rise in Scottish drug deaths
Eleven per cent increase in fatalities last year partly down to presence of nitazenes in Scotland’s illicit drug market
Technology
A tale of two trap houses: being cuckooed ruined my friend’s life – but did it then help save him?
The long read: Drug gangs have moved off Britain’s streets and into vulnerable people’s homes. Addicts like my friend ar...
Health
The Recovery House by Derek Owusu review – a uniquely honest view of mental health
Writing from firsthand experience, the author offers an affecting meditation on art, mental fragility and faith
Health
Peptide user tore oesophagus after using counterfeit product, Australian regulator warns
TGA issues alert after person was hospitalised after believing they were taking experimental weight loss drug retatrutid...
Science
Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, research finds
Analysis of two skeletons reveals tooth wear and traces of psychoactive substance in what may be earliest known evidence...