As more Australian jurisdictions begin drug checking trials at festivals and in the community, experts are exploring how the data could reach significantly more people. The new study from RMIT ...

Editor's Note: This story is part of a reporting fellowship sponsored by the Association of Health Care Journalists and supported by The Commonwealth Fund. The three-part series examines the opioid ...

SAFETY FIRST: Chemist Erin Tracy tests drug samples in the UNC Street Drug Analysis Lab, which is housed in the school's department of chemistry. Photo by Pearson Ripley It’s well known that fentanyl, ...

HOLYOKE — Wearing gloves, Kyle Harrington watches results appear from an analysis of a drug sample. Harrington points to graphs on a computer screen that lead her to conclude the sample contained ...

A downtown Spokane site has joined a statewide drug-checking network aimed at reducing overdoses. It’s also a glimpse into what’s new in the illicit drugs circulating throughout the area. In recent ...

Billionaire Elon Musk recently agreed with a proposal to conduct mandatory drug testing of federal employees, but contrary to misleading social media posts, no official U.S. government announcement ...

CHICAGO — Using drugs safely. While health experts would rather people not take street drugs, many addicts say they cannot break free. So now, they need help testing the drugs to screen for more toxic ...

The Trump administration is proposing wastewater testing to try to ferret out data on illegal drug use in real time, according to a draft of a new drug control strategy obtained by CBS News. It also ...

A new study analyses how other countries' drug checking services use and share data, as a way of helping Australia's policymakers decide what to do with ours. The researchers also spoke with people ...