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Pakistan grappling with rising and formidable challenge of drug addiction:
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Pakistan is witnessing an increase in the number of addicts each year, with an annual rise of approximately 40,000.
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Afghanistan responsible for 80 per cent of illicit opium production global
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In a separate report, UNODC said that Afghanistan is home to an estimated 3.5 million drug users, which account for nearly 10 per cent of the total population.
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With over 40000 young participants Himachal Pradesh to organise rural olym
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Sports and Public Works Department Minister Himachal Pradesh, Vikramaditya Singh, announced on Tuesday that the state would host a Rural Olympiad with close to 40,000 participants in an effort to promote sports and shun drug menace among the youth.
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Drug use by students in Pakistan's Sindh, a cause of concern
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Sindh Assembly Standing Committee on Home Department recently decided to establish a task force to tackle drug use in educational institutions across the province, Pakistan based The Express Tribune newspaper reported.
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Goa: Seven booked for drug use in Anjuna
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The SP further informed that with the help of the SOTAKO machine, the oral saliva screening was done randomly for which they all tested positive.
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FIR against 288 people as police raid Gurugram club over drug use
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
During the raid, the police recovered huge quantities of drugs, including Charas, Ganja, MDMA, heroin, cocaine, and other suspicious items from the spot.
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Research: Potential cure for alcohol use disorder is heart medication
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): A recent study by National Institutes of Health researchers and their associates suggests that a drug used to treat heart issues and high blood pressure may also be useful in treating alcohol use disorder.
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Research reveals patients in intensive cardiac care unit use illicit drugs
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 3(ANI): According to a study, illicit drug use is associated with a roughly nine-fold greater risk of mortality or life-threatening events in intensive cardiac care unit (ICCU) patients.
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Study reveals Illicit drugs are used by intensive cardiac care unit patien
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 29 (ANI): Illicit drug use is related with a nearly nine-fold increased risk of death or life-threatening events in intensive cardiac care unit (ICCU) patients.
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Researchers investigate drug used to treat botulism disease
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): Botulism is a rare but deadly disease, and researchers at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) are looking into a drug that is used to treat neuromuscular weakness as a potential treatment.
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Valproic acid keeps nervous system cells from growing and dividing correct
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 16 (ANI): A study reveals how epilepsy and migraine drug causes birth defects. Valproic acid, a drug used to treat epilepsy, migraine, and bipolar disorder can cause birth defects when taken during pregnancy.
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Zydus receives final approval from USFDA to market drug used to relieve ch
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Zydus Lifesciences Ltd. has received final approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market Nitroglycerin Sublingual tablets used to relieve chest pain in people who have certain heart conditions, said the pharmaceutical company
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