Drugs

Health

Understanding Natural Opioids Can Unlock Powerful New Pain Treatments

ByJohn Michael Streicher and The Conversation
Science

Scientists Give Worms the Munchies — and Uncover a Neurological Mystery

ByJennifer Walter
Health

A Mifepristone Suspension Would Have Significant Ripple Effects Beyond Abortion

ByElana Spivack
Good Trip

A Dangerous Substance Is Currently Spreading Through the Illicit Drug Supply

ByKatie MacBride
Health

Can Poppy Seeds Trigger a Positive Drug Test? An Addiction Specialist Has the Answer

ByThe Conversation and Gary Reisfield
Health

Humans Produce THC-like Chemicals Naturally — Here’s How They Work

ByThe Conversation, Mitzi Nagarkatti and Prakash Nagarkatti
The Inverse Interview

The Infected in HBO's 'Last of Us' Were Inspired By an “Otherworldly” Psychedelic Trip

ByDais Johnston
Good Trip

An Understudied Psychedelic Could Be A Promising New Mental Health Treatment

ByKatie MacBride
Mind and Body

Can a Universal Flu Vaccine Actually Work? mRNA Technology Is a Budding Solution

ByThe Conversation and Deborah Fuller
Future of You

Why the future of periods could be none at all

ByElana Spivack
Innovation

3D-printed “organs” could lead to better drugs

ByThe Conversation and Chengpeng Chen
Mind and Body

Anxiety comes with sexual health side effects in men — but Viagra may not help

ByChantal Gautier and The Conversation
Good Trip

Do genetics determine how you respond to psychedelics? A recent study suggests they might

ByKatie MacBride
Good Trip

How Colorado’s radical decriminalization could shape the future of legal psychedelics

ByKatie MacBride
Up in smoke

Does cannabis smoke cause more lung damage than tobacco smoke? A researcher reveals the truth

ByKatie MacBride
Opinion

Sorry, stoners — doctors have bad news about the medical benefits of cannabis

ByFilip Gedin and The Conversation
Mighty, mighty cells

These CRISPR-edited T cells could be the future of cancer therapy

ByMiriam Fauzia
Mind and Body

How years of opioid use damage your gut — and so much more

ByRob Poole and The Conversation
Mind and Body

Cannabis for pain: A scientist reveals how weed activates our body's opioid system

ByBenjamin Land and The Conversation
Good trip

A single dose of psilocybin may alleviate major depression for 12 weeks, study finds

ByKatie MacBride
Mind and Body

This vital cancer screening test saves countless lives — why is it still so controversial?

ByThe Conversation and Franklin G. Berger
Mind and Body

Over-the-counter birth control is coming soon — and it could revolutionize reproductive health

ByThe Conversation, Lucas Berenbrok and Marian Jarlenski
Drug War

Is it finally time to stop drug testing workers?

ByKatie MacBride
Detox

Indica vs. sativa: A cannabis expert explains whether these two products are actually different

ByKatie MacBride
Fentanyl

No, drug dealers are not trying to slip kids fentanyl, researchers say

ByKatie MacBride
DETOX

Do you get stoned the first time you smoke weed? A doctor debunks a cannabis myth

ByKatie MacBride
Don't trip

LSD-like drug may treat depression without the "trip" effect — mouse study

ByKatie MacBride
Innovation

Gaming tech could ease pain during surgery — here’s how

BySofia Quaglia
Protect yourself

What are the side effects of the new Covid-19 bivalent booster?

ByMiriam Fauzia
Innovation

A rodent "backpack" could speed up cancer drug discovery

ByHannah Thomasy
Mind and Body

Psychedelic trips and near-death experiences result in strikingly similar shifts in mindset

ByKatie MacBride
Innovation

This high-tech contact lens could diagnose cancer — and maybe treat it, too

ByMolly Glick
Psilocybin therapy

Psilocybin therapy reduces heavy drinking by up to 83 percent in landmark trial

ByKatie MacBride
Focus

This breakthrough stem-cell therapy could reverse genetic blindness

ByCharles Q. Choi
Science

Some people with epilepsy find relief with CBD — but the market is murky

ByKaiser Health News and Eric Berger
Check, please!

Can mad honey get you high? A bee expert reveals the answer

ByElana Spivack
Big mistake

What’s in your sports supplement? New paper warns of accidental doping

ByAli Pattillo
FEATURE

Male birth control is at our fingertips. Will we ever grasp it?

ByElana Spivack
Science

How are drugs absorbed in the body? The science of medicine, explained

ByTom Anchordoquy and The Conversation
HORIZONS

Ketamine can treat depression — but teletherapy could make it accessible

ByNick Hilden
Science

The surprising way psilocybin alters the brain’s chemistry to treat depression

ByClare Tweedy and The Conversation
The Inverse Interview

'Better Call Saul' Season 6 has “a pretty clear vision,” says star Tony Dalton

ByMónica Marie Zorrilla
Retrospective

10 years ago, 'Fez' changed indie gaming forever with one mind-blowing trick

ByJake Kleinman
Crosstalk

New brain scans may reveal why psilocybin is such a potent antidepressant

ByKatie MacBride
Mind and Body

Does creatine make you stronger? How the supplement may boost athleticism

ByAli Pattillo
Mind and Body

Insomnia is on the rise. A doctor warns melatonin might not be the solution

ByLourdes M. DelRosso
Mind and Body

MDMA plus therapy is highly effective for treating PTSD, trial shows

ByKatie MacBride
Reddit 101

The 10 best subreddits for when you're high

ByJessica Lucas
Inverse Daily

These North American birds had completely unexpected responses to the Moon

ByAshley Bardhan
Trippy

Researchers mapped psychedelics in the brain — challenging our understanding of how the drugs work

ByKatie MacBride