Activist investor Starboard has informed Pfizer it has taken a stake

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An activist investor has taken a stake in Pfizer.

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What Was the First Recreational Drug?

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17th-Century Mummified Brains Test Positive for Cocaine

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Hurricane Debby Blows $1 Million Worth of Cocaine Onto Florida Beaches

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A picture of packages of cocaine that washed ashore in the Florida Keys in the wake of Hurricane Debby.

How UK prison gangs actually work, according to a former gang member

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Leroy Smith was a member of the African Crew prison gang in the UK during the early 2000s.

A new study shows that men are terrible at giving medical advice online

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The FDA says patients may be overdosing on imitation semaglutide weight-loss drugs because the directions are unclear

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The FDA shared an alert about off-brand injectable semaglutide products.

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Inside the deadly hunt for "blood jade" marred by heroin and violence

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Myanmar's Kachin State is believed to hold up to 90% of the world's most valuable jade. Demand for it is growing in China, where the stone is considered sacred.

‘Nootropic’ Gummies Sold in Gas Stations Contain Illegal Hallucinogens, Tests Find

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We Can Now See How Psilocybin Changes the Brain

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A map of brain activity.

Scientists tracked changes in brain activity after people took a large dose of psilocybin, finding clues on how the psychedelic drug might help treat depression.
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