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Trump designates fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, directs federal
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) signed an Executive Order officially designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as weapons of mass destruction (WMD), escalating the federal government's efforts to combat the drug crisis and target cartels and foreign ne
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"Even cannabis can cause strokes": Top neurologist warns of rising "party
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Dr (Col) Joy Dev Mukherji, one of India's leading neurologists, has issued a stark warning against the growing social acceptance of recreational and "party" drugs, stressing that even cannabis can trigger strokes, seizures and cardiac complications and that the practise is driving a worry
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US sanctions two Indian nationals, pharmacy linked to fentanyl-laced pills
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on two Indian nationals, Sadiq Abbas Habib Sayyed and Khizar Mohammad Iqbal Shaikh, along with an India-based online pharmacy, KS International Traders, for their roles in supplying hundreds of
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Punjab Police busts major tramadol racket, traces supply chain from Amrits
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
In a significant crackdown on illegal pharmaceutical drug trafficking, the Amritsar Police Commissionerate has unearthed a sophisticated Tramadol supply chain originating from Uttarakhand's Haridwar, following a minor initial recovery of just 35 tablets in Amritsar.
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USC Researchers new AI implant promises drug-free relief for chronic pain
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A groundbreaking wireless implant promises real-time, personalised pain relief using AI and ultrasound power, no batteries, no wires, and no opioids. Designed by University of Southern California (USC) and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) engineers, it reads brain signals, adapts
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Experimental painkiller could outsmart opioids: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A study shows a non-opioid pain reliever blocks pain at its source -- calming specific nerve signals that send pain messages to the brain. In mice, the compound SBI-810 eased pain from surgery, bone fractures, and nerve injury without causing sedation or constipation.
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Punjab Police arrest three, seize 60,000 tramadol tablets in major narco b
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Punjab's Fazilka Police arrested three drug smugglers and recovered a massive haul of 60,000 Tramadol (100mg) tablets in a significant blow to the pharmaceutical opioid supply network, the Director General Police (DGP) of Punjab stated on Monday.
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Israel-India partnership advances new osteoarthritis treatment
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India's Sun Pharma and Israel's Moebius Medical published new data on MM-II, a non-opioid treatment for knee osteoarthritis. The studies, featured in the peer-reviewed Osteoarthritis and Cartilage journal, show that a single injection of MM-II can provide long-lasting pain relief and protect
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5,520 drug users received treatment, 612 recovered: Tripura CM Manik Saha
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday informed the Assembly that as of January 2025, a total of 5,520 injection drug users have received treatment from Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) centers. Of these, 612 have completed treatment and returned to the mainstream of healthy, normal l
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Drug problem in Kerala "spiraling out of control," says Priyanka Gandhi
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"India is facing a drug crisis. Over 2.3 crore people are trapped in opioid addiction, and 1 crore struggle with inhalant abuse--a threat to an entire generation. In Kerala, the drug menace is spiraling out of control, destroying young lives, fueling crime, and tearing families apart. We can
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Punjab: Four arrested with 2 lakh prohibited tablets in Fazilka
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"Big blow to illegal pharma opioids supply networks. In a major breakthrough, #FazilkaPolice arrested 4 accused and recovered 2.10 lakh prohibited tablets (Alprazolam & Clobidol 100), Rs1.70 lakh Drug money, and 3 vehicles," Gaurav Yadav said in a post on X.
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'Opium wars': US Secretary of State accuses China of 'intentionally' flood
Updated : 1 year ago IST
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated on Wednesday that China might be "intentionally" inundating the United States with the synthetic opioid fentanyl, resembling a "reverse" scenario of the Opium Wars in the mid-1800s that weakened China's global position, according to a report fro
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