Drugs

US 17 hours ago

FDA approves first genetic test to assess opioid addiction risk using DNA sample

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved AvertD, the first test designed to assess the risk of opioid use addiction in specific individuals, officials say.

Mexico 17 hours ago

Mexico's army faces criticism as data reveals majority of drug raids target inactive labs

The Mexican army is reportedly conducting very few raids on active drug labs each month, despite U.S. pressure to combat fentanyl trafficking, recent data shows.

Wisconsin 17 hours ago

Wisconsin GOP eyes medical pot legalization, with limits

Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Wednesday that his party will soon unveil a medical marijuana legalization proposal.

Massachusetts 1 day ago

Massachusetts student jumped out of sixth-story window after taking illegal 'magic mushrooms'

A Massachusetts high school student jumped out of a sixth-story window after allegedly ingesting "magic mushrooms," according to police.

VIDEO 1 day ago

Expert sounds alarm on danger of hemp products: ‘A matter of life and death’

Protect Our Kids CEO Luke Niforatos discusses growing concerns among parents and medical workers over children’s exposure to hemp-driven products.

Syria 3 days ago

An airstrike likely carried out by Jordan's air force targets drug dealers in Syria, reports say

Drug smugglers have recently been transporting the highly addictive amphetamine Captagon to Arab Gulf nations, via Jordan, prompting military action.

TECH 3 days ago

How AI is being used by law enforcement to help disrupt fentanyl production, distribution

Altana uses artificial intelligence to track companies that make ingredients used to make fentanyl. It also tracks where those ingredients are shipped to.

Border security 4 days ago

Border officers in California discover $10M worth of meth, cocaine in vats of jalapeño paste: ‘Hot find’

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Southern California discovered thousands of pounds of drugs in a shipment of jalapeño paste.

HEALTH 6 days ago

What is ketamine, the drug that killed Matthew Perry on October 28?

Nearly 7 weeks after Matthew Perry’s death on October 28, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner released his cause of death as “acute effects of ketamine." Here are details.

VIDEO 6 days ago

Small Kentucky county bears brunt of opioid crisis

FOX News’ Douglas Kennedy reports on Bath County, Kentucky leading the country in overdose deaths per capita.