Opinion - Welcome to the global synthetic drug revolution

What started as the opioid crisis in the United States has taken the world by storm — and no one is safe. Opinion - Welcome to the global synthetic drug revolution Skip to main content ... Read More

To stop flow of fentanyl, drugs at border, US needs global partnership

Synthetic drugs are linked to more deaths of Americans ages 18 to 49 than any other cause. Last year, nearly 110,000 Americans died of a drug overdose – with more than two-thirds of those deaths ... Read More

The war on kush: The synthetic drug sweeping through parts of Africa - MSN

“Nitazenes are potent and often deadly synthetic opioids that have spread rapidly across global retail drug markets, including European countries, particularly since 2022," the report reads. Read More

New global effort aims to fight back against synthetic drugs

“According to the U.N. Office of Drugs and Crime, the global count of people struggling with drug use disorders has escalated to 39.5 million people,” Park Jin, the minister of foreign affairs ... Read More

Blinken calls for closer global cooperation on tackling synthetic drugs ...

He was speaking at an annual meeting of the U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), which reviews global drug regulation and each year adds new so-called precursor chemicals - ingredients used to ... Read More

US signs agreement with Meta, Snap and X to prevent distribution of ...

US signs agreement with Meta, Snap and X to prevent distribution of synthetic drugs According to the 2024 World Drug Report, 292 million people used drugs in 2022 — a 20% increase from the last ... Read More

Opinion - Welcome to the global synthetic drug revolution

Finally, countries around the world must acknowledge that a “whole-of-government” approach is necessary but not sufficient to tackle the complexity and scale of the global drug trade. Read More

Opinion - Welcome to the global synthetic drug revolution - Yahoo News UK

The global drug trade exhibits striking regional differences, with varying drug preferences across different parts of the world. However, a common thread unites these regions: The pervasive rise of ... Read More

Welcome to the global synthetic drug revolution

Finally, countries around the world must acknowledge that a “whole-of-government” approach is necessary but not sufficient to tackle the complexity and scale of the global drug trade. Read More

Opinion - Welcome to the global synthetic drug revolution - Yahoo News

The global drug trade exhibits striking regional differences, with varying drug preferences across different parts of the world. However, a common thread unites these regions: The pervasive rise ... Read More