The illegal drug’s main byproduct, benzoylecgonine, caused more robust effects than cocaine itself. Wastewater treatment ...

North Texas researchers identify gene changes in brain reward circuits that may point to new treatments for those struggling ...

Scientists in Sweden made an unexpected discovery when they exposed the fish to the illegal drug as well as another substance ...

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whiskey” as he suggested the global cocaine industry could be “easily dismantled” if the drug was legalized worldwide.

Experts have said that Venezuela is not a major drug producer but a minor cocaine transit country, with most of the cocaine flowing through it headed to Europe. By Genevieve Glatsky and Annie Correal ...