U.S. star Lindsay Lohan talked about her first stay in rehab facility center in an interview, which Elle magazine claims held thirty six hours before her last drunken driving arrest.

Dentists have warned that increasingly prevalent drug use by young Australians is causing them dental problems. A report from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre suggests that 12 per cent of 24-year-olds have used amphetamines in the past year.

In a July 24 e-mail to Access Hollywood host Billy Bush, the 21-year-old actress wrote "I am innocent...did not do drugs they're not mine. I was almost hit by my assistant Taryn's mom I appreciate everyone giving me my privacy."

New research has found that young people who go to dance parties rate drug- taking as a higher priority than dancing. A PhD student from Southern Cross University's Gold Coast campus, Al Marshall, conducted 40 hours of interviews with people at dance parties in Sydney to find out why they attend.

China's State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Zhou Yongkang on Thursday called for reinforced anti-drug efforts to strengthen achievements in fighting heroin and curbing the spread of new types of drugs such as ecstasy and "ice".

The head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today called for drug testing to be introduced to curtail substance abuse by automobile drivers and operators of public transportation and commercial aircraft.

George Michael must appear in court on drugs charges a day before a sellout concert at London's new Wembley stadium. The 43-year-old singer was arrested Oct. 2 and faces charges of driving under the influence of drugs.

About 100,000 people died from causes linked to drug abuse in Russia last year, according to statistics announced today by Viktor Khvorostyan, the head of the Moscow branch of the Federal Drug Control Service.