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'Opium wars': US Secretary of State accuses China of 'intentionally' flood
Updated : 1 year, 2 months 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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Mexican authorities seizing packages containing fentanyl from China
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to NTD, the packages mainly contain the precursor chemicals used to make the synthetic opioid. Those that aren't seized could be made into pills and smuggled into the US through the Southern border.
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US, China relations turning 'lethal'; Beijing reluctant to cooperate in fi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 5 (ANI): Apart from the Taiwan issue, US relations with China have also worsened because of Beijing's suspended cooperation to combat narcotics trafficking including illegally made Fentanyl, media reports said.
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Deadliest of synthetic opioids can be weakened by experimental vaccine: St
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): During COVID-19, as the opioid epidemic raged on with an even greater force, researchers have been working on new therapeutic interventions that may be helpful in preventing the bulk of deaths due to opioid overdose.
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Scientists find new target for Parkinson's disease
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 23 (ANI): Contrary to earlier discovery that a chemical found in a synthetic opioid, MPTP, induced a form of Parkinson's disease, a new study has found that it is an enzyme in the body that can metabolise compounds formed in the brain from alkaloids causing a neur
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