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Punjab to organise special programmes on June 26 to take on drug abuse
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 24 (ANI): The government has decided to observe the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in every district of the state with the active involvement of schools, colleges, NGOs and social welfare organisations on June 26, said Health an
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Women LGBT at high risk of substance use
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 7 (ANI): Women who find themselves in the LGBT category are at a heightened risk of drug abuse which becomes visible around the age of 13, reveals a new study.
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Cannabidiol might give a break to the drug-addiction cycle, claims study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 21 (ANI): While drug abuse has become prevalent in recent times, a new study has found that Cannabidiol (CBD) found in the cannabis plant, reduced cue-induced cravings in people who had past history of heroin abuse, indicating at a positive break to the cycle of
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Drug abuse taking heavy toll of Pakistani youth: Report
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad (Pakistan), Jan 26 (ANI): Drug abuse is taking a heavy toll on the youth in Pakistan, especially students, and fuelling a life of addiction and crime, the country's Anti-Narcotics Force has said.
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Eradicate drug abuse, terrorism, militancy, corruption: Sheikh Hasina to H
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka (Bangladesh) Jan 20 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday asked the country's Home Ministry to work towards eradicating drug abuse, terrorism, militancy and the 'black disease' of corruption spread by the military dictators who ruled the country in the past.
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Here's how physical aggression in children develops as they age
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 30 (ANI): High physical aggression issues during adolescence may put children at increased risk of violent crime, social maladjustment, and alcohol and drug abuse.
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Punjab CM calls for national drug policy again
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday again called for a national drug policy to save the young generation from the drug menace.
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Punjab Youth Cong member arrested for possessing heroin
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Sept 30 (ANI): Attari Block President of Youth Congress' Anti-Narcotics Cell, Guriqbal Singh, was arrested by the police on Sunday for possession of two grams of heroin.
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Punjab: CM announces free treatment for poor drug addicts
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced free treatment for poor drug addicts at all state-run de-addiction centres.
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Punjab CM orders mandatory dope test of all govt. employees
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Jul 4 (ANI): Further tightening the noose around drug abuse, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered a mandatory dope test of all government employees, including police personnel, from the time of their recruitment through every stage of their s
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Punjab CM suggests death penalty for first-time drug offenders
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday asserted that the state government would wipe out the menace of drug abuse.
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Punjab CM recommends death penalty for drug smuggling, peddling
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 2 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has recommended the Centre to formulate a law that awards death penalty to those convicted for drug peddling and smuggling.
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