Long criminalized as the raw material for cocaine, coca is woven into Bolivian life. The government is lobbying the U.N. to ...

STERLING, Va. (WUSA) -- Customs and Border Protection officers say they seized more than four pounds of cocaine hidden inside chocolate bars and drink boxes in luggage at Dulles International Airport ...

In a Policy Forum, Dawson White and colleagues argue that international drug policy must distinguish between the coca leaf – a sacred plant long ...

Andrews, G. and Solomon, D. Coca and cocaine: uses and abuses.--Martin, R. T. The role of coca in the history, religion, and medicine of South American Indians ...

A new academic paper reveals that the drug trade generates annual revenues of $15.3 billion, equivalent to 4.2% of the country’s GDP ...

Mexico's Sinaloa, Jalisco Nueva Generacion, Zetas and Beltran Leyva drug cartels are the top buyers and traffickers of cocaine produced by criminal groups in Colombia, including current and former ...

Here's something to think about next time you reach for a chocolate chip cookie: A new study says the sweet treats are just as addictive as cocaine. Seriously. The sugar, salt and fat in cookies ...