All news on the topic: Drugs

Michael Meyden, 57, from Oregon, faces multiple charges after he was accused of drugging his daughter's friends with Benzodiazepines hidden in smoothies during a sleepover

In the wake of the state of emergency being declared Portland’s first responders have sprung into action, but is it enough to stem the tide of addiction and death sweeping their city?

Brit Andrew John Brett, 36, was allegedly selling ecstasy and LSD on Thailand's notorious Death Island and, following a police investigation, could now face life imprisonment or the death penalty

Pegabalin has been prescribed to around eight million Brits for ailments including anxiety, epilepsy and nerve pain but has caused people to become hooked on it

Ellen Mercer, who died in hospital the day after having a "sudden and unexpected cardio respiratory collapse", had taken a form of nitrous oxide, which was not an illegal drug at the time

Roger Clarke, 77, was transferred from an open prison to a maximum security jail after his complaints about breaching of his human rights landed him in hot water with prison bosses

Most readers say police should be allowed to ban drink or drug-drivers at the roadside, but some voiced concern about handing such power to the force

Police believe Praveen Arora’s alternative medicines business was used to smuggle prescription-only painkillers hidden among legitimate herbal therapies

Roger Clarke, 77, was pictured on British soil for the first time today since his transfer from a Portuguese prison in 2021 just days after his wife died behind bars

Police chiefs are calling for instant roadside bans for drink or drug drivers, along with tougher punishments for motorists who kill while under the influence, including potential murder charges.

One wedding guest thought it would be a good idea to give a waitress they thought had served their table well a different kind of tip that could get you in trouble with the law

Sophie Richardson had come into some money in the days before death the detective investigating her death revealed. She was found dead having taken heroin

Cocaine remains Britain's top drug seized more than any other apart from cannabis, the Home Office says, but heroin and ketamine were the main drug seen by some UK police forces

Tommy Dowson has vowed to focus on his career and turn his life around after being hit with a six month suspension after testing positive for cocaine

Trent Gordon, 30, and Deane Hassan, 27, were caught red-handed when police raided their homes and found cash, drugs and packaging, and were locked up for selling class A and B drugs

Enormous profit margins mean that the rugged state, famous for spectacular nature, has become the new focus for Mexican drug gangs intent on flooding Montana

Former Ajax star Quincy Promes, now with Spartak Moscow, has been found guilty of drug trafficking in the Netherlands but he will not be extradited from Russia

Dad Paul makes up one of the many so-called 'dust-heads' suffering the devastating impacts of the monkey dust epidemic sweeping Stoke-on-Trent - now known as the UK's capital for the drug

A 44-year-old woman originally from Los Angeles but living in Cancun appears to have been caught by a stray bullet while visiting an upmarket Mexican tourist resort

In a plotline reminiscent of Breaking Bad, Walter White lookalike Herbert Miller, 63, was arrested in Connecticut following a drug deal set-up after police were tipped off

Police officers searched the home of a prison officer and found tablets sewn into his uniform, leading detectives to suspect that he was supplying inmates at Mountjoy Prison

A gang of drug dealers who hailed from the Merseyside area worked with connections in Plymouth to deliver the Class As to the city using couriers who would travel to the Devon port

Jaywick, in Essex, is often referred to as the "poorest place in the UK" and has been plagued by issues including dog poo, litter and poor drainage - but the community is fighting back

The body of a man who was full of drugs and drink was found near to the car he crashed in after he was flung out of the window an inquest into his death has revealed

Rival gangs are reportedly battling for control of the "county line", which is said to be swamping Derby with Class A drugs, and Derbyshire Police are working to end their activity