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Skull of an early hunter-gatherer from Sulawesi, an island in Indonesia, with extreme dental wear, probably caused by betel nut-sucking

Humans

Earliest evidence of habitual drug use found in teeth in Indonesia

Strange, rounded grooves in prehistoric teeth are thought to have been made by regularly sucking whole betel nuts to extract a pain-relieving compound. This marks the earliest known example of probable substance addiction

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Why drug overdose deaths have suddenly plummeted in the US

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Vaccine may treat cocaine addiction by blocking drug’s entry to brain

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Cocaine drug crystals.

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Experimental medication helps treat cocaine addiction

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Strongest evidence yet that Ozempic and Wegovy reduce alcohol intake

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Laughing gas could be picked up by a breathalyser

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The problems with Dry January 鈥� and what you could try doing instead

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US teens are using less of every substance 鈥� except for one

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Macrophotograph of a huge Eastern hornet (orientalis Vespa) against a blue sky on a Sunny summer day

Life

Hornets can hold their alcohol like no other animal on Earth

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MDMA was hyped as a promising treatment for PTSD 鈥� what went wrong?

For years, it seemed MDMA-assisted therapy would revolutionise PTSD treatment. But poor trial design and alleged misconduct ultimately stopped the treatment from receiving government approval

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Media portrayals peddle a dangerous fiction about substance misuse

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Why midlife is the perfect time to take control of your future health

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Technology

Dutch police trial AI-powered robot dog to safely inspect drug labs

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Chemistry

Drug residue can be detected in fingerprints left at crime scenes

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