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  • International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking: How to tackle the problem head on

    International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking: How to tackle the problem head on

    Today is the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and the significance of the day has never been greater. Drug abuse has reached alarming proportions and needs to be handled on a war footing.

  • Your social media posts may help in diagnosing diabetes, depression and more

    Your social media posts may help in diagnosing diabetes, depression and more

    The words you use on your social media posts can reveal your health issues, according to researchers. They identified 21 conditions based on profile updates and posts.

  • Dental care helps drug abuse patients recover: Study

    Dental care helps drug abuse patients recover: Study

    According to a study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, dental care can improve quality of life, measured by substantial improvements in employment and drug abstinence as well as a dramatic decrease in homelessness.

  • Hearing loss before 50 can increase the risk of drug and alcohol misuse

    Hearing loss before 50 can increase the risk of drug and alcohol misuse

    According to a study published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine, losing hearing ability before the age of 50 can increase the risk of drug and alcohol abuse as compared to those who do not have this disorder.

  • Sanjay Dutt wants to help youth get rid of drug addiction

    Sanjay Dutt wants to help youth get rid of drug addiction

    Actor Sanjay Dutt comes forward to create awareness regarding drug addiction. The talented actor is set to be a part of #DrugFreeIndia campaign which will fight drug abuse amongst the youth.

  • Drug ban: Experts believe that patients should be informed about which medications they can replace with the banned ones

    Drug ban: Experts believe that patients should be informed about which medications they can replace with the banned ones

    Experts believe that an active advisory to inform patients why a particular drug is unsafe or recalled needs to be there. The patient has the right to know all relevant information on the drugs banned and which they can choose to replace their preferred choice.

  • This study uncovers method to treat cocaine abuse

    This study uncovers method to treat cocaine abuse

    According to a study, bile acids - which are critical for digestion and absorption of fats and fat-soluble vitamins in the small intestine - could reduce the desire for cocaine.

  • Punjab is seeing rising cases of drug abuse among women, says study

    Punjab is seeing rising cases of drug abuse among women, says study

    Drug abuse among women in Punjab is on the rise, shows a recent study. While doctors used to hardly get any female cases, at present they get 15 to 20 such cases a year.

  • Substance abuse likely to reduce lifespan in teens

    Substance abuse likely to reduce lifespan in teens

    Adolescents with serious conduct and substance use problems are five times more likely to die prematurely than their peers, a recent study has found.

  • Painkiller addiction: A scare for parents of teens

    Painkiller addiction: A scare for parents of teens

    All you need to know about painkiller addiction among teens and ways of keeping a sharp watch on preventing teens from drug abuse.

  • Combat drug addiction with this new therapy

    Combat drug addiction with this new therapy

    Researchers have developed a treatment that may help reverse chemical imbalances made to the brain by habitual drug use and could one day help recovering drug addicts avoid future drug use.

  • Opioid abuse for mothers: Religious involvement may prevent it

    Opioid abuse for mothers: Religious involvement may prevent it

    Religious involvement may affect a person's decision to use illegal drugs, especially for women who are mothers.

  • Not just adults, children and teens are also exposed to opioids

    Not just adults, children and teens are also exposed to opioids

    16 percent of the US population has an opioid addiction.

  • India HIV Aids Alliance organised an event on ‘Human Rights of People Who Use Drugs’

    India HIV Aids Alliance organised an event on ‘Human Rights of People Who Use Drugs’

    People who inject drugs (PWIDs) are the risk group with the highest levels of HIV prevalence from among the key population groups.

  • Children of mothers who took cocaine during pregnancy twice as likely to develop subtance abuse by teenage

    Children of mothers who took cocaine during pregnancy twice as likely to develop subtance abuse by teenage

    Cocaine is toxic to a foetal brain as it restricts blood flow and alters the expression of genes.

  • SC asks govt to formulate action plan to combat drug abuse among children

    SC asks govt to formulate action plan to combat drug abuse among children

    'Complete a national survey and generate a national data base within a period of six months', the court said.

  • Study says regular drug-use may hinder your ability to choose between right and wrong

    Study says regular drug-use may hinder your ability to choose between right and wrong

    Regular drug users can have difficulty choosing between right and wrong, perhaps because the specific parts of their brains used for moral processing and evaluating emotions are damaged by their prolonged drug habits, says a study.

  • Social relationships may negatively influence to become an addict

    Social relationships may negatively influence to become an addict

    Social relationships including family and friends play a key role in an individual's recovery from substance-abuse problems and at the same time may also negatively influence them to become an addict, finds a study.

  • Does every drug addict need to go to a rehabilitation center

    Does every drug addict need to go to a rehabilitation center

    Dr Samir Parikh says that drug addiction does not always require rehabilitation as it can be treated with medications and counselling too.

  • How many people in Punjab are drug addicts? : 16% or - as Deputy CM says - 0.06%?

    How many people in Punjab are drug addicts? : 16% or - as Deputy CM says - 0.06%?

    'Out of the 2.77 crore population of the state, only 0.06 per cent was found abusing drugs, which is the lowest percentage across the nation,' said Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.

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