Drugs

Ten steps back, one step forward: Meditations on pain, uncertainty, and recovery - opinion

The pain after my recent bowel surgery was devastating. For weeks, nothing seemed to help, even while I was hospitalized and had access to the best drugs.

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Tourist police sit next to each other on Pattaya Beach in Pattaya on September 2, 2026

Israeli man arrested in Thailand on suspicion of drugging women, secretly filming sex

A weapon is found, being examined by police.

Weapons, millions of shekels in drugs seized by police in major blow to Abu Latif syndicate

ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

Known criminal serving as police agent aids in mass arrest of 28 drug traffickers across Israel


Treating the trauma, understanding the tribe: Safeheart helps Nova survivors rebuild their lives

Founded in the hours after Oct. 7, SafeHeart draws on expertise in trauma and psychedelic harm reduction to help Nova survivors rebuild their lives – through care rooted in the community itself.

ILLUSTRATIVE: FOR SOME, the trauma was compounded by mind-altering substances.

Indian police detain Israeli for staying without valid travel documents following drug charges

Driham was dubbed an “Israeli drug baron” but was cleared after claiming that police had planted drugs. The arrest is an immigration-related detention rather than an arrest for a new drug offense.

Police personnel stand outside a closed lab following an advisory from the local authority to close shops and other establishments at Connaught Place in New Delhi on July 23, 2026.

Two Israelis arrested in Cyprus after over 27 kg. of ketamine, other drugs found in apartment

A court on Thursday morning ordered that the two be remanded for eight days for investigative purposes. Their defense attorneys did not object to the police request.

Drugs found with an Israeli couple in Cyprus.

CBS obtains messages sent between victim, defendant as alleged 2024 Cornell gang rape case reopens

"Not one of these guys was arrested. Not one. That I can tell you for a fact," Jane Doe's attorney, Thomas Giuffra, told CBS News New York last week. 

Seven Cornell University fraternity members accused of raping a 20-year-old student in 2024.

Israeli man caught speeding on Highway 90 at 217 kph under the influence of drugs

Regardless of where the was, he would have been driving far above the speed limit; the fastest legal speed limit in Israel is 120 kph (75 mph), permitted on Highway 6.

Police detain 25-year-old Eilat resident after he was caught speeding on Highway 90 at 217km/h. Vehicle and speed readout pictured here.

Police seize over 60 kg. of drugs in raids across central Israel

Police also seized millions of shekels' worth of drugs in two separate raids on drug trafficking centers in Jerusalem and the West Bank.

Drugs and drug paraphernalia seized from a central Israel apartment on September 22, 2026.

Police seize millions of shekels' worth of drugs in separate West Bank, Jerusalem area raids

The first raid took place in Area A, after Palestinian police officers caught a 48-year-old Israeli in Bethlehem who possessed a large amount of pills suspected to be drugs.

Drugs seized by Israel Police, September 22, 2026.

Eight suspects indicted for drug trafficking after undercover police operation in Tel Aviv

The two officers had recently been deployed by the Sharet police station in the Ayalon District as part of an operation targeting drug-dealing hubs in the southern part of the city.

Israel Police patrol car [File]

Definium's LSD-based drug lowers anxiety in second successful late-stage study

A single 100-microgram dose of DT120, a fast-dissolving tablet of lysergide, the chemical name for the psychedelic drug LSD, reduced scores on an anxiety scale by 9.8 points after 12 weeks.

Sad, child and crying on floor in home with mental health, abuse or anxiety from trauma.

Music festival survivors, victims' relatives discuss PTSD, substance abuse, mental health effects

A public event commemorating Hamas's October 7 massacre united over 500 individuals as they addressed PTSD, substance abuse, and other mental health effects after surviving or losing relatives.

A panel at the "Managing the Balance" conference exploring the connections between PTSD and substance use, September 8, 2026.