Dec 20 Heroin deaths soar compared to other opioids, new study shows By Laura Santhanam Government researchers dove into death certificate data to uncover what drugs are most commonly associated with overdose deaths in the United States. These deaths are on the rise, and heroin is becoming a primarily culprit. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 6:00 What peace in Colombia would mean for the drug trade and those who depend on it By PBS News Hour As Colombian officials negotiate with FARC rebels to end the country’s 50-year civil war, the illegal drug trade -- used by the rebels to help finance their insurgency -- has become a major point of debate. Special correspondents Bruno Federico… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 4:32 Colombia to end anti-drug crop dusting amid health concerns By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 29 Scientists can now see what cocaine does to your brain's blood flow By Anna Christiansen Researchers unveiled a breakthrough imaging technique Thursday that show what blood flow in the brain looks like on cocaine. For the first time, researchers have been able to prove “cocaine induced microischemia,” a precursor to stroke that arises when blood… Continue reading
Dec 13 Avoiding Addiction When It's in Your DNA To understand more about the link between addiction and genes, science correspondent Miles O'Brien drinks a mixture of 30 grams of pure ethanol and Diet Coke, the equivalent of three stiff drinks, and undergoes a series of tests. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch Dr. Thomas Kosten on the Cocaine Vaccine video interview with lab broll… Continue watching
Oct 25 Cocaine Use Spikes Along New Trafficking Routes By Talea Miller Mauricio Aguilar began using cocaine when he was 17 years old. The NewsHour's global health unit is in Nicaragua this week, reporting on upcoming elections and global health issues. Look for our broadcast reports and more online content in early… Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch Cocaine: How 'Miracle Drug' Nearly Destroyed Sigmund Freud, William Halsted In "An Anatomy of Addiction," medical historian Howard Markel details the cocaine addictions of Sigmund Freud and William Halsted, both medical revolutionaries a century ago. Betty Ann Bowser and Markel discuss what their stories tell us about one of modern… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 'An Interpretation of Dreams' and Freud's Cocaine Nightmare 'An Interpretation of Dreams' and Freud's Cocaine Nightmare… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch The Cocaine Wine Guzzled by the Pope The Cocaine Wine Guzzled by the Pope… Continue watching