Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are chemically engineered substances designed to mimic the effects of traditional controlled drugs such as opioids, stimulants, and cannabinoids. These compounds ...

This article was originally published in December 2021. Amanita Muscaria is an understudied species of psychoactive mushroom that’s as commonplace as it is misunderstood. The iconic red-capped, ...

MDMA is part of a new wave of psychoactive drugs that show great potential for treating conditions such as severe depression and PTSD. But not everyone is convinced. And even if such drugs gain FDA ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . From 2008 to 2017, there was a temporal increase in the prevalence of all forms of psychoactive substance use ...

The Denver Department of Public Health & Environment is warning residents not to purchase or consume PolkaDot brand chocolate ...

For the first time, archaeologists have used advanced scientific techniques on 4,000-year-old dental plaque to confirm traces of betel nut chewing in ancient Thai communities. Betel nuts are usually ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed an executive order to ban the sale of hemp-infused products with “psychoactive cannabis compounds” unless it comes from an “approved source.” ...

Missouri Governor Mike Parson once again took to his podium Tuesday to announce a crackdown on unregulated psychoactive cannabis products. He announced a joint task force between the Missouri Division ...

Thanks to a bill approved as part of the package that ended the federal shutdown, intoxicating hemp products will be federally prohibited as of November 13, 2026, a year after President Donald Trump ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The executive order Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed to prohibit the sale of psychoactive cannabis products goes into effect on September 1. Executive Order 24-10 was first ...

Testing found the bars contained psilocybin and intoxicating synthetic compounds, according to city officials.