Clashes between security forces and drug traffickers along Iran’s Eastern border with Afghanistan and Pakistan have become daily occurrences. Iran is now demanding international cooperation in fighting what is actually a global problem.

American analyst Stephen Lendman thinks US President Donald Trump maybe promoting untested drugs on behalf of Big Pharma.

Trump has doubled down on his drug abuse accusations against Joe Biden, saying he will be “strongly demanding” the administration of a drug test on the former vice president before or after the upcoming debate session.

Iran’s permanent representative to Vienna-based international organizations says the Islamic Republic managed to confiscate the world's largest amount of narcotics over the past years despite illegal US sanctions.

The UN’s latest World Drug Report says there’s been an increase of 30 percent in the number of people using drugs worldwide.

As many as 150,000 Americans could die from alcohol, drug overdose and suicide as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a new study warns.

John Kapoor, the founder of US drug maker Insys, was sentenced to five and a half years in prison on Thursday for helping fuel America's deadly opioid crisis.