MICAY CANYON, Colombia—One potent tributary in the surging cocaine pipeline begins in the mountains of Cauca province, where nearly every plot of arable land sprouts coca leaves. On Cesar Rosero’s ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whiskey” as he suggested the global cocaine industry could be “easily dismantled” if the drug was legalized worldwide.

A United Nations report found a rise in users, confiscation and deaths as cocaine trafficking expands into Africa and Asia, and violence spreads into Europe. By Genevieve Glatsky Genevieve Glatsky ...

Ion channels have been created that are selectively activated by cocaine and that act to either stimulate or inhibit the electrical activity of neuronal cells in the brain. These cocaine-activated ion ...

Source: Mark Gold, MD With cocaine, the overdose bedside problems reflect decisions made thousands of miles away. Cocaine is clearly a major threat worldwide. A decade ago, it would have seemed highly ...