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A pile of nitrous oxide canisters

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Nitrous oxide

Otherwise known as laughing gas, nitrous oxide – N2O – has been used as an anaesthetic since the 19th century
Ayahuasca

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Ayahuasca

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Tombs in China reveal humans were smoking cannabis 2500 years ago

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Who should pay when medical drugs become too expensive to buy?

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Antidepressants

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Antidepressants

A drug may prevent Alzheimer’s but there are no plans to find out

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A drug may prevent Alzheimer’s but there are no plans to find out

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UK campaigners protesting for access to the Orkambi in 2017

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A generic drug from Argentina offers cystic fibrosis families hope

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Brain scans reveal magic mushroom drug enhances mindfulness meditation

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How antibiotic resistance is driven by pharmaceutical pollution

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Cannabis

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Cannabis

Cannabis, also known as marijuana, is one of the most widely used drugs in the world. Read more about the science behind its psychological effects, medical potential and chemical composition

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Cannabis plant evolved super high (on the Tibetan Plateau)

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The quest for better snakebite treatments gets a funding boost

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Can the UK avoid having a lethal opioid crisis like the one in the US?

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Anti-ageing drugs are coming that could keep you healthier for longer

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