drugs

Researchers identify a new drug target which could reduce the furring of arteries lowering risk of heart attacks

A new study shows how a small protein called fractalkine may increase the furring of arteries in people. The researchers, from the University of Oxford, say developing drugs to target and reduce the amount of fractalkine could be a new way to slow furring of the arteries,...

The drugs we release into the environment are likely to have a significant impact on plant growth, finds a new study led by the University of Exeter Medical School and Plymouth University.

By assessing the impacts of a range of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, the research has shown that the growth of edible crops can be affected by these chemicals – even at the very low...

Two Devon men have died in Amsterdam after after snorting what is believed to have been white heroin that was sold to them as cocaine.

The victims who were 20 and 21 years old were found in a hotel room.

The Foreign Office is liaising with Dutch authorities and is 'providing consular assistance to the family', a spokesman said.

Police spokesman Rob van der Veen said the...

A covert police operation has snared a sophisticated gang which flooded Devon with Class A drugs.

Operation Rosco was a long term investigation into the supply of cocaine and amphetamine into Devon and Cornwall.

Fifteen defendants in total have been sentenced under Operation Rosco.

The majority were sentenced at Plymouth Crown Court on Monday 8 September.

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Devon’s former county chairman of the National Farmer’s Union is thought to have been arrested and questioned by Police following a cannabis raid on a farm near Chagford.

John Shears, 69, also an unelected member of several Dartmoor National Park Authority committees is thought to be one of four men arrested and questioned following the police raid on May 7.

A police search of...

Patients with terminal forms of leukaemia and lymphoma who have run out of treatment options could soon benefit from a new drug, which not only puts an end to chemotherapy and has virtually no side effects but also improves a patient’s life expectancy and quality of life.

It has been described as a breakthrough in cancer treatment by a leading professor in haematology, who presented...

Police have arrested five men and seized suspected drugs equipment in Plymouth thanks to the actions of an off-duty officer.

The off-duty sergeant was in Ladysmith Road on Thursday afternoon (6 March) when he saw several men acting suspiciously.

Local units attended and two men were arrested nearby. A further three men, who had left the scene in a van, were arrested a short...

Police have seized a large quantity of suspected drugs and £30,000 cash from an address in Okehampton.

Officers executed a search warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act on 19 February and seized the cash, more than 1,000 tablets, white powder and a large quantity of suspected cannabis resin.

A 56-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs with intent to...

Police officers from South Hams are cracking down on the use of drugs in pubs by carrying out random tests using specially trained dogs.

They made unannounced visits to a number of pubs in Totnes and Dartmouth and had the full support of the licensees.

The operation resulted in a number of searches and one individual was issued with a Cannabis warning.

Inspector Andy...

Government advisors have recommended the drug ketamine should be upgraded to a Class B drug.

Currently a Class C drug, the new classification could see illegal possession of ketamine carry a five year prison sentence.

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs is expected to pass the advice to the Government following new evidence on the long term affects of the drug.

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