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Scientists in Israel have just engineered a tobacco plant to grow five psychedelic drugs at once. They call it pharmaceutical progress. They call it a simpler, more sustainable route to medicine. Yet what they have actually built, beneath the language of research and therapeutic potential, is a more efficient delivery system for psychotropic compounds that

A major scientific review has concluded that e-cigarettes are likely to cause cancer. The finding could reshape how governments, health bodies and the public think about vaping. Published in the journal Carcinogenesis on 31 March 2026, the study offers one of the most comprehensive assessments of the e-cigarette cancer risk to date. It raises serious questions

Imagine you have tried everything. You have been through the antidepressants, the talking therapies, the adjustments to lifestyle and sleep and diet that well-meaning clinicians suggest. Nothing has worked. You are still depressed, still suffering, and still looking for something that will help. Then you read the headlines. Psychedelics, they say, are transforming the treatment

Cannabis, cocaine and amphetamines all raise the risk of stroke significantly. That is the central finding of the largest study ever conducted on recreational drugs and stroke risk, drawing on data from more than 100 million people. Researchers at the University of Cambridge published their findings in the International Journal of Stroke in March 2026. The study

Over half a million people. Fifty-five rigorous studies. One remarkably consistent finding. Spirituality and drug prevention are now firmly linked by science, and a landmark Harvard study has put hard numbers to it. People who engage in spiritual practices are significantly less likely to misuse alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drugs. Researchers at Harvard T.H.

A groundbreaking study from The University of Texas at Arlington has revealed a disturbing reality: one in four American adolescents is exposed to violence in their neighbourhood. Moreover, these young people are more than twice as likely to turn to cigarettes, alcohol, or drugs as a coping mechanism. This pattern of teen substance use represents

‘A large phase 3 trial in Nature Medicine has delivered a ‘stronger’ clinical signal that a proprietary cannabis extract, VER-01, can modestly reduce chronic low back pain – but the effect is small, side effects are common, and broader evidence from other pain conditions remains weak and inconsistent. Experts say the findings should temper rather than fuel

A fentanyl vaccine will enter human trials in early 2026, offering a revolutionary approach to preventing drug use before it starts. Developed with support from the US Department of Defence and licensed by ARMR Sciences, the experimental treatment could become the first true biological deterrent against opioid use by making the drug completely ineffective. The