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Engineered yeast can brew up the active ingredients in cannabis plants

A yeast with added genes from the cannabis plant can brew up cannabinoids more cheaply and with less environmental damage than farming the plant, say its makers

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pregabalin pills

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Misuse of pregabalin painkiller has risen 900 per cent in Australia

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Alcohol advisers threaten to quit health body due to industry links

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A trip into the past: Swiss watches, Korean ginseng and UK tea breaks

Regulars

pharmacy

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The medical cannabis debate is a chance to put science before dogma

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drinks

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One drink a day might be enough to stop dementia by flushing the brain

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Heroin paraphenalia

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Heroin users’ brains hint at a new treatment for narcolepsy

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Cannabis Protest

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UK government to review medicinal cannabis laws

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Cannabis Protestor

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The case of Billy Caldwell shows UK drug laws are out of date

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Cocaine in the water makes eels hyperactive and damages muscles

Earth

Cocaine in the water makes eels hyperactive and damages muscles

There are low levels of cocaine and other drugs in many rivers, and lab studies suggest that European eels are suffering muscle damage as a result

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Party drugs are here to stay, but they don't have to be killers

Insight

Humans

Harsh: Europe's cannabis died just as the first farmers arrived

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The weekly alcohol limit still carries a risk of early death

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The love drug that could draw people away from any addiction

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