Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are chemically engineered substances designed to mimic the effects of traditional controlled drugs such as opioids, stimulants, and cannabinoids. These compounds ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . From 2008 to 2017, there was a temporal increase in the prevalence of all forms of psychoactive substance use ...

MDMA is part of a new wave of psychoactive drugs that show great potential for treating conditions such as severe depression and PTSD. But not everyone is convinced. And even if such drugs gain FDA ...

This article was originally published in December 2021. Amanita Muscaria is an understudied species of psychoactive mushroom that’s as commonplace as it is misunderstood. The iconic red-capped, ...

The Denver Department of Public Health & Environment is warning residents not to purchase or consume PolkaDot brand chocolate ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed an executive order to ban the sale of hemp-infused products with “psychoactive cannabis compounds” unless it comes from an “approved source.” ...

Missouri Governor Mike Parson once again took to his podium Tuesday to announce a crackdown on unregulated psychoactive cannabis products. He announced a joint task force between the Missouri Division ...

For the first time, archaeologists have used advanced scientific techniques on 4,000-year-old dental plaque to confirm traces of betel nut chewing in ancient Thai communities. Betel nuts are usually ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The executive order Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed to prohibit the sale of psychoactive cannabis products goes into effect on September 1. Executive Order 24-10 was first ...

Thanks to a bill approved as part of the package that ended the federal shutdown, intoxicating hemp products will be federally prohibited as of November 13, 2026, a year after President Donald Trump ...

Marijuana is still outlawed in most red states, but stores there have found a way to sell intoxicating hemp-based products. It's all because of a loophole in a federal law. Nearly half of states have ...