Drug Abuse

Goa's Hills, Restaurants New Drug Abuse Hubs: Lawmakers

Goa News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday July 16, 2019

Goa's rolling hill slopes and restaurants are the new narcotics consumption hubs in Goa, Opposition and ruling party MLAs claimed on Tuesday during the ongoing monsoon session of the state Legislative Assembly.

International Day Against Drug Abuse And Illicit Trafficking: Theme, Significance And Everything About Drug Abuse And Addiction

Health | Garima Arora | Wednesday June 26, 2019

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking: The theme this year is "health for justice, justice for health." It highlights that justice and health go hand in hand when it comes to addressing drug problems.

Kapil Sharma On Troll Accusing Him Of Drug Abuse And The Sunil Grover Controversy

Entertainment | Tuesday April 2, 2019

"I have never done drugs in my life, for your kind information," said Kapil Sharma

Hearing Loss Before 50 May Raise Drug Abuse Risk

Health | IANS | Thursday March 28, 2019

Hearing loss is connected with a variety of health problems, including mental and physical health, which may place these individuals at risk for pain disorders.

Hyderabad Girl Stripped, Beaten And Filmed By Friend, Say Police

Hyderabad News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Arun Nair | Saturday March 9, 2019

A 16-year-old college student was allegedly stripped naked, beaten and filmed by her friend, three years older, even as she is seen in the video pleading with him to stop.

Navjot Sidhu Should Be Charged For Promoting Drug Use: Haryana Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 3, 2018

Haryana minister Anil Vij on Wednesday demanded a case against Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for allegedly "promoting" drug use. Mr Vij made the demand to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh saying he should either order an FIR against his Cabinet colleague or quit as he had led the Congress to win the Punjab assembly polls last year by maki...

Amarinder Singh Calls For National Policy To Check Drug Abuse

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 1, 2018

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday called for a national drug policy to save the young generation, saying a comprehensive formula was needed at the central level to effectively check the drug abuse.

Instagram Rolls Out New Feature to Help Deal With Drug Abuse

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday September 14, 2018

Facebook-owned Instagram is rolling out a new "prompt feature" that would pop-up if users try to find drug-related content.

Couple Crowdfunds $400,000 For Homeless Man, Then Spends It On This

World News | Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Kristine Phillips, The Washington Post | Sunday August 26, 2018

The act of kindness seemed destined to pull Johnny Bobbitt from the depths of homelessness and drug abuse he struggled with on the day Kate McClure's car sputtered to a stop in front of him.

Sikkim To Decriminalise Drug Use, Says Chief Minister; Calls It "Illness"

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 9, 2018

Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling has said his government will make changes in the existing laws to decriminalise the use of contraband substances and instead treat it as a disease, an official release said.

Punjab Victim Of "Narco Terrorism", Grant It Special Status: Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 26, 2018

Punjab has sought "special category status" for itself on the grounds of being "a victim" of "narco-terrorism by Pakistan", triggering a pervasive drug menace there.

Pop Singer Demi Lovato Hospitalized Due To Drug Overdose: Here What You Should Know

Health | DoctorNDTV | Monday August 6, 2018

Pop singer and songwriter Demi Lovato was rushed to a hospital in Los Angeles due to an apparent case of drug overdose on Tuesday. Here's how you can help a person go through a drug overdose episode.

To Fight Drug Menace, Jalandhar Cops Take To Poems And Ghazals

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 15, 2018

Taking time out of their busy and often stressed schedules, some policemen in the district have penned down poems, ghazals and songs to mobilise people to act against drug menace in the state.

A Young Lawyer In Kashmir Is Taking The Battle Against Drug Abuse Head On

India News | Written by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Thursday July 12, 2018

Amid ongoing anti-terror operations in the Kashmir Valley, Mursalin Mir, a 24-year-old lawyer in Sopore in North Kashmir's Baramulla district, has launched an "operation" of her own - fighting the drug menace in the Valley.

Explain Steps Taken To Curb Drug Abuse Among Children, Court Asks Centre

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 8, 2018

The issue of growing menace of drug abuse among children has come up again before the Supreme Court which asked the Centre to apprise it of steps taken to comply with its 2016 verdict that had directed measures including formulation of a national action plan to combat it.