The authorities are not winning the war on drugs and controversial measures could be needed to address the problem, De...

Afghanistan's opium production surged to record levels this year, despite international efforts over the past decade to ...

Toronto's City Council has voted overwhelmingly to strip Mayor Rob Ford of some of his powers in the latest attempt to b...

A former chairman of the Co-operative Bank has apologised "to all I have hurt or failed by my actions" after it was repo...

A tunnel designed to smuggle drugs from Tijuana, Mexico, to San Diego was equipped with lighting, ventilation and an e...

A major overhaul of the country's drug laws with a focus on treatment instead of criminalisation has been called for by ...

Vicky Pryce, who was jailed for swapping speeding points with ex-husband Chris Huhne, has called for a "different approa...

World snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan claims to have "pushed his luck" by taking drugs during his career, to the po...

The so-called war on drugs is failing to curb supply despite the increasing amounts of funding being ploughed into law...

Tonight ITV will air a documentary, Being Paul Gascoigne, which will struggle with addiction and explore the ups and dow...