Dabbing: the ‘cannabis crack’ that makes skunk seem weak
If smoking a joint is like drinking a pint of beer, doing a dab of concentrated cannabis oil is like necking a quarter pint of vodka. Time for the inevitable tabloid panic?
FDA approval of ‘female Viagra’ leaves bitter taste for critics
Addyi gains US marketing licence after third attempt, but questions remain about its effectiveness, potential side-effects and the true need for the drug
Get ahead in Silicon Valley: take nootropic brain drugs
Some in Silicon Valley claim that a combination of supplements, over-the-counter medications and other chemicals taken together can improve cognitive function
Spiralling anabolic steroid use leaves UK facing health timebomb, experts warn
Image-obsessed young males use drug to build muscle but growing health toll includes HIV infection rate equal to that of heroin users
I’ll be on statins all my life, so why am I unsure about the side-effects?
Like millions of other people, the drugs I take every day to live a normal life. But the amount of information we have on the risks is worryingly thin
The election’s gone to pot: Northern Ireland gets broadcast from pro-cannabis party
Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol (Cista) party has enough candidates in Northern Ireland to qualify for a five-minute slot on television there
Ketamine control plan condemned as potential disaster for world’s rural poor
Repeated Chinese attempts to tighten controls on drug described as ‘David and Goliath struggle’ between poor and rich countries
Students used to take drugs to get high. Now they take them to get higher grades
The use of ‘smart drugs’ to boost mental performance is rife in British universities. So can we all benefit from ‘having an edge’, or is it just another form of cheating?
Can painkillers make you homophobic or racist?
The ex-Ukip candidate Kerry Smith claimed that he made offensive remarks due to stress and the fact that he was taking strong sedatives. So should pharmaceutical companies issue new side-effects warnings, asks Emine Saner
Just a spoonful of water: doctors find best method for swallowing pills
Researchers recommend tablespoon full of water and either ‘pop bottle method’ or ‘lean forward’ technique, depending on the pill
Should I stop smoking cannabis?
A review of 20 years of cannabis studies has resulted in apocalyptic headlines about the harm caused by the drug. Is it really more dangerous than previously thought? Luisa Dillner reports
Medicinal cannabis and the caregiving community giving it away for free
Sarah Whitehead: Marijuana legislation is being relaxed all over the world – but not in the UK, where the most unlikely of horticulturalists are taking the law into their own hands
Women are second-class citizens when pregnancy makes us potential criminals
Jessica Valenti: A world in which all women of child-bearing age are considered 'pre-pregnant' is the stuff of nightmares
If doctors fear being sued, taking away that fear might help patients
Richard P Grant: A bill being considered by the Department of Health might make it easier, when all else has failed, to get the treatment you need
We should all be thankful that Rob Ford went to rehab – and hope he stays
Bill Clegg: Yes, as the Toronto mayor finally admits, rehab is amazing. But you have to cross the invisible threshold alone