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Drug use in teens increases risk of HIV in adulthood
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 22 (ANI): According to a study, adolescents that are exposed to drug use, mental distress and violence are at risk for HIV in adulthood.
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Ketamine can significantly reduce suicidal thoughts
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 15 (ANI): According to a study, ketamine, a drug used to start and maintain anesthesia, can reduce suicidal thoughts in depressed patients.
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Young Indigenous people on drugs in BC dying at alarmingly high rate
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 6 (ANI): As per a research, Indigenous young women in British Columbia die almost twice as often as compared to men because of their drug use.
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No, anti-malaria drug can't be used to treat diabetes
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 4 (ANI): A recent study has quashed the results of an earlier study, suggesting that a drug used to treat malaria does not, after all, create new insulin-producing cells.
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Marijuana can dull the brain in some HIV patients
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 2 (ANI): A new study has linked marijuana use with cognitive dysfunction in people with HIV infection who have an alcohol or other drug use disorder.
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World Drug Report 2017: 29.5 million people globally suffer from drug use
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Vienna[Austria]/New York[U.S.A.]/Geneva [Switzerland], June 22 (ANI): In 2015 about a quarter of a billion people used drugs. Of these, around 29.5 million people - or 0.6 per cent of the global adult population - were engaged in problematic use and suffered from drug use disorders, includin
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Carrie Fisher died of sleep apnea, 'drug use,' not simply heart
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], June 17 (ANI): 'Star Wars' actress Carrie Fisher, who died on December 27, 2016, did not die simply from a heart attack, instead it was sleep apnea and a combination of other factors, including drug abuse.
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Now, a sleep disorder drug can help in weight loss
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 14 (ANI): Good news for obese people, who are struggling to control their desire for food to lose weight, as a team of scientists has found that a drug used to treat sleep disorder can reduce the impulse for food in overweight people.
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History of drug use predicts risk of mental health problems post pregnancy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C [US], Dec. 9 (ANI): A recent research has found that a woman's lifetime history of drug use can help predict whether the woman will suffer from problems with stress and anxiety after childbirth.
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The Weeknd admits he can't make music 'sober'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 5 (ANI): The Weeknd recently opened up out about his struggles in the past when he once succumbed to "heavy" drug use, and continues to use them while creating music.
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Children of alcoholic parents face risk of underage drinking
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 16 (ANI): Approach to preventing alcohol and drug use by some adolescents should begin in early childhood, suggests a study published in Developmental Psychology journal.
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More heart infections among younger injection drug users: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept. 1 (ANI): According to a new study, serious heart infections caused by injection drug use are on the rise, particularly among young whites.
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