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US could ban caffeine-alcohol drinks within monthsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The US Food and Drug Administration has asked manufacturers of drinks that combine alcohol and caffeine to provide scientific evidence they are safe (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - November 21, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Cocaine and pepper spray – a lethal mix?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A mouse experiment suggests deaths in US police custody may have been the result of an interaction between capsaicin and psychostimulant drugs (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - November 13, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Alcohol and sports sponsorship don't mixEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Psychologists claim that alcohol sponsorship tarnishes the image of sport and harms athletes' health (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - November 11, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

David Nutt: Governments should get real on drugsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
David Nutt was sacked from his role as chairman of the UK's official advisory body on drugs for his outspoken views. He explains why governments should not ignore scientific evidence (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - November 4, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Drug chief sacking could stifle 'polydrug' researchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
If protests continue over the sacking of the UK's chief scientific advisor on recreational drugs, vital research on the problems of multiple drug use would be shelved (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - November 3, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Old drugs reveal surprising new tricksEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Comparing the behaviour of different drug molecules may help prevent harmful side effects of new drugs and point to new uses for old ones (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - November 2, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

WHO launches worldwide war on boozeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Alcohol abuse is the fifth leading cause of premature death in the world today. Now the World Health Organization is trying to stamp it out (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - October 15, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Bashed your head? You needed a stiff drinkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Alcohol in the blood makes people more likely to survive head injuries than those without – which could make it an emergency treatment (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - September 22, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Durians and booze: worse than a stinking hangoverEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There may be something in the Asian folk belief that consuming durians and alcohol together is a bad idea (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - September 16, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

E-nose knows a smokerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Commercially available electronic noses can be modified to help doctors quickly sniff out non-smokers (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - September 15, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Online booze guide helps students cut down alcoholEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Web-based advice programme persuades heavy-drinking students to lay off the sauce (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - September 14, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Climate change depresses beer drinkersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The quality of hops is falling due to rising temperatures (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - September 13, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Climate change depresses beer drinkersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The quality of hops is falling because of rising temperatures (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - September 13, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Better world: Legalise drugsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Far from protecting us, the war on drugs is making the world a much more dangerous place (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - September 11, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Sharp rise in accidental child poisoningsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
National Poisons Information Service say that cases of poisoning in children have risen, and effects of new recreational drugs in adults are showing up for first time (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - September 10, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Regular marijuana usage robs men of sexual highsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Survey finds that frequent cannabis smokers have more sexual encounters, but are also more likely to find it difficult to reach orgasm or experience premature ejaculation (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - August 24, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Mobile messaging network counsels Cape Town drug usersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A South African instant messaging network vilified for aiding drug pushers is now being used to provide counselling for addicts and people with HIV (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - August 22, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Briefing: Cannabis compounds fight prostate cancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
But there's no reason to think that smoking a joint will protect you from cancer, and medical drugs based on the chemicals are still a long way off (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - August 20, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Ill by mouth: smokeless tobacco risks multiplyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Smokeless 'moist snuff' contains 22 cancer-causing chemicals that only burning tobacco was thought to produce (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - August 18, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Ill by mouth: smokeless tobacco risks multiplyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Smokeless "moist snuff" contains 22 cancer-causing chemicals that only burning tobacco was thought to produce (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - August 18, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Over-confidence leads us into temptationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
People who think they are vulnerable to temptation are least likely to give into it, because they are more vigilant about keeping it at bay (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - August 11, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Dieting could lead to a positive test for cannabisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cannabis smokers beware: stress or dieting might trigger "reintoxication", resulting in a positive drug test long after you last used the drug (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - August 9, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Can 'excited delirium' get cops off the hook?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The mechanisms that underlie a rare disorder might help to explain why some people die in police custody (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - August 8, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Can 'excited delirium' get cops off the hook?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The mechanisms that underlie a rare disorder might help to explain why some people die in police custody (full text available to subscribers) (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - August 8, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Could recession end cannabis ban?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The historical link between economic cycles and attitudes to recreational drugs might mean that decriminalisation is near (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - August 7, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Invading wheat fungus could boost Afghan drugs tradeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The virulent Ug99 wheat rust could blow across the border at any time and threatens to undo efforts to shift farmers away from growing opium poppies (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - August 4, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Time to stub out subliminal packaging tricksEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Plain cigarette packets could become mandatory, after companies were found to be using subtle cues to promote some brands as less harmful than others (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - August 3, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Review: Froth! by Mark DennyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new book on the science of beer is sure to change how you see (and drink) the stuff (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - August 1, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Review: Addiction by Gene HeymanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The claim that addiction is a disease lacks the science to back it up, according to a controversial new book (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - July 28, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Review: Addiction by Gene HeymanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The claim that addiction is a disease lacks the science to back it up, according to a controversial new book (full text available to subscribers) (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - July 27, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Police crackdowns may encourage drug useEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Tough law enforcement may have the perverse effect of making drugs more affordable (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - July 5, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Animals on drugs: 11 unlikely highsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Tasmanian wallabies have been spotted raiding poppy fields for an opium high – but they are just the latest in a long list of animals on drugs (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - June 26, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

US grandparents 'smarter' than UK counterpartsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Americans seem to retain better cognitive abilities into old age than their British counterparts – lifestyle and self-esteem may make the difference (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - June 25, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

For scientists about to rock, we salute youEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Do you know a researcher who deserves the mantle 'Rock Star of Science'? If so, you can now make your nominations online, upload photos and explain your choice (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - June 24, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Health clues found in Big Tobacco's filesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Secret research by the tobacco industry designed to pump up sales to "social smokers" is being used to plan anti-smoking strategies (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - June 18, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Can smoking ever be made safe?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Regulating cigarettes like drugs will raise the bar on the quality of evidence behind industry claims for 'healthier' cigarettes (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - June 11, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

'Ladybug taint' removed in boxed wineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Where corks and screw tops fail, aluminium-lined cartons remove chemicals that add an unwanted "green vegetable" taste to wine (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - June 9, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Comment: Get real, drug czarsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
International drug policy has become absurd – it's time world leaders abandoned their futile pursuit of a drug-free world, says Robin Room (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 26, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

'Happyhour' gene may help put boozers off their drinkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A newly identified gene called happyhour makes fruit flies get drunk more easily – drugs that mimic the effect might get addicts to cut their consumption (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 22, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Comment: Get real, drug czarsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
International drug policy has become absurd – it's time world leaders abandoned their futile pursuit of a drug-free world, says Robin Room (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 21, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Booze companies claim funds from 'alcopop tax'Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Health experts are unhappy that the liquor industry wants tax revenues to go to a research organisation that it helped to set up and fund (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 13, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Have the tobacco police gone too far?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new front has opened up in the anti-smoking lobby's war on tobacco – but is the concept of "third-hand smoke" supported by the evidence? (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - April 1, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Have the tobacco police gone too far?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new front has opened up in the anti-smoking lobby's war on tobacco – but is the concept of "third-hand smoke" supported by the evidence? (full text available to subscribers) (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - April 1, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Realities of boozing are tough to swallowEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To tackle the scourge of "passive drinking", we'll first have to accept some uncomfortable truths about our relationship with drink, says Andy Coghlan (full text available to subscribers) (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - March 31, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Realities of boozing are tough to swallowEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To tackle the scourge of "passive drinking", we'll first have to accept some uncomfortable truths about our relationship with drink, says Andy Coghlan (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - March 31, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Anti-doping test allows drug cheats to escapeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A screening test for testosterone abuse is likely to fail with sportsmen from certain ethnic groups (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - March 12, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals