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The veterinary tranquilizer is increasingly part of the street drug supply in N.C.

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein and state lawmakers gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday for the unveiling of the Drug Chemistry and Toxicology units.

Clinics in 10 U.S. cities — including one in Western North Carolina — have been approved by the FDA to expand patient access to MDMA. The recreational drug also known as Ecstasy, will be a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Though North Carolina law permits the sale of syringes to anyone who wants them, pharmacies often set stricter policies. Tighter control likely results from stigma against people who use drugs and fear of legal consequences, but harm reduction advocates have a solution.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced Friday afternoon it has suspended three fraternities that have been linked to a drug trafficking…

Federal and state law enforcement have arrested 21 people associated with a large-scale drug ring involving the North Carolina campuses at UNC-Chapel…

Warfare has been part of human existence since the beginning — and so have mind-altering substances. Drugs have funded wars, fueled soldiers on the…

Warfare has been part of human existence since the beginning — and so have mind-altering substances. Drugs have funded wars, fueled soldiers on the…

Researchers at Duke University have created a machine that can smell target odors, such as drugs or explosives.Hiro Matsunami is a molecular genetics and…

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the Comprehensive Crime Control Act. This spurred the "War on Drugs" and allowed the federal government…