A group of parliamentarians in Northern Ireland is calling on ministers to do with alcohol what has already been done wi...

There is little doubt of the need for drug and alcohol services throughout England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Irelan...

Last November, Colorado became the second US state to legalise recreational marijuana use within its borders. You can no...

The United Nations General Assembly is set to once again address the worldwide drug problem in a special session to be c...

Tokyo-based Sankyo, one of the world's largest global pharmaceutical companies, developed the drug Naloxone in the 1960s...

Herat is a beautiful city in Afghanistan known for its long history as an international trade centre linking Western and...

The authorities are not winning the war on drugs and controversial measures could be needed to address the problem, De...

Afghanistan's opium production surged to record levels this year, despite international efforts over the past decade to ...

Toronto's City Council has voted overwhelmingly to strip Mayor Rob Ford of some of his powers in the latest attempt to b...

A former chairman of the Co-operative Bank has apologised "to all I have hurt or failed by my actions" after it was repo...