10:29 a.m. Sept. 25, 2024: A previous version of this article misstated the classification of Adderall as a controlled substance. It is Schedule II, not Schedule III. For the first time in decades, ...

The Drug Foundation is also recommending a complete overhaul of the Misuse of Drugs Act and throwing out the drug classification system.

Cannabis may be on its way to being less restricted in the U.S. after a recent recommendation from the Health and Human Services Department to reschedule the drug's classification. Last week, the HHS ...

Scientists at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) and University center Unisanté classified 35 commonly used drugs in Switzerland based on their impact on the aquatic biodiversity. The aim of this ...

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Removing marijuana from the government’s most restrictive class of drugs had rare bipartisan support last year. But the D.E.A. slowed the effort and legal challenges followed. Removing marijuana from ...

For the first time in decades, there are positive signs that the overdose crisis is finally slowing. What’s behind this progress is subject to debate, but one of its likely drivers is policy reform.