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Harm Reduction Research & Innovation Centre launched to conduct advanced r
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 24 (ANI/ Hunk Golden and Media): Silicon Valley-based fund Metaform Ventures, lead by a serial entrepreneur Nilesh Jain, is incubating a Harm Reduction Research & Innovation Centre (HRRIC) to conduct advanced research on tobacco cessation and harm red
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Udhampur: First women marathon organised against drug addiction
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sep 16 (ANI): In an innovative initiative, a women-only marathon with the aim spreading the social message regarding drug addiction was organised in Udhampur district on Sunday.
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After woman chains drug-addict daughter, Congress MP Aujla visits family,
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Aug 27 (ANI): Following the incident of a mother chaining her daughter to bed due to drug-addiction in Amritsar, Congress lawmaker Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Tuesday visited the family and assured them of arranging proper medical treatment.
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Sanjay Dutt shares a video for #DrugFreeIndia
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jun 27 (ANI): Sanjay Dutt's struggle with drug addiction is not a hidden reality. From fighting the addiction to emerging victorious, the actor has been open about it all.
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BSF Guwahati Frontier conducts seminar on prevention of narcotics crime
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 26 (ANI): A seminar on Prevention of Narcotics Crime was conducted on Wednesday at Frontier Headquarters, BSF Patgaon, Guwahati to educate and spread awareness among BSF personnel about prevention of Narcotics crime.
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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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Mindful body awareness training helps prevent drug relapse: Study
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 17 (ANI): A novel type of training called mindful body awareness training, which is undertaken during treatment for drug addiction, helps prevent relapse, recent findings suggest.
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Women's hormones play role in drug addiction and increases relapse rates:
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 10 (ANI): While it is known that women's hormonal cycles may make them more prone to drug addiction, a recent study suggests that it also makes them more prone to relapse.
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Punjab: 42 people rescued from rehabilitation centre
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Punjab Police on Thursday rescued 42 people - suffering from drug addiction - from Disha Rehabilitation Centre in Ludhiana after receiving complaints that they were apparently being ill-treated at the institution.
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Indian Army organizes volleyball tournament in J-K
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 2 (ANI): The Indian Army organized a friendly volleyball tournament for the youth here at District Sports Stadium on Sunday.
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Trump to deliver public address on Opioid addiction
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Mar 19 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump will address a gathering at Manchester Community College on Monday to discuss the menace of opioid addiction.
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ESPN President resigns to fight drug addiction
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 19 (ANI): ESPN President John Skipper has announced his resignation, admitting that he is fighting a drug problem.
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