Latest "drugs" stories

Miramar Marine gets 12 years for cross-border drug smuggling

Roberto Salazar II even commissioned "a Mexican songwriter to write a drug ballad known as a ‘narcocorrido’ about him."

7 months ago

Some military treatment facilities failed to limit ADHD prescription lengths, audit finds

At least 65 military treatment facilities ignored Defense Health Agency guidance to limit ADHD prescriptions to no more than 90-day supplies.

By Harm Venhuizen

3 years ago

US poured millions into Afghanistan drug treatment programs, but it’s unknown if they made a difference

Due to the lack of oversight, SIGAR determined that INL “lack an understanding” regarding the impact of its project in Afghanistan and said INL was incapable of “making informed decisions about its ongoing drug treatment projects.”

By Diana Stancy Correll

4 years ago

SIGAR: Drug lab bombing was a dead end, and most metrics for success or failure in Afghanistan are ‘classified or nonexistent'

The drug lab bombing campaign in Afghanistan that was championed as a game-changer didn’t have the intended effect of hitting the Taliban’s purse and was probably a waste of resources.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

Can LSD and magic mushrooms help win wars? This Marine officer says ‘yes’

These drugs have the potential to “significantly heighten alertness, creativity, and problem solving."

5 years ago

Montana Jody moved in to a deployed service member’s home, sold his stuff to buy meth

It's evidently not enough to have to worry about Jody stealing just your gal anymore.

5 years ago