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Doctor Who Supplied Matthew Perry Ketamine Pleads Guilty
A doctor who supplied Matthew Perry with ketamine pleaded guilty on Wednesday in connection with the 2023 drug overdose death of the "Friends" star, US media reported.
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Drug-Addict Son Hacks Mother To Death After She Refused To Give Rs 20 In Gurugram: Cops
Refusing to give Rs 20 to her drug addict son cost a 56-year-old woman in Gururgam her life after he hacked her to death with an axe in rage, police said on Sunday.
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Is Mobile Phone Addiction As Bad As Drug Abuse? This Kerala Film Says So
E Valayam released in Kerala theatres on June 13
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30,000 Secretly Grown Marijuana Plants Destroyed In Turkey: Report
Turkey's drug squad has destroyed 30,000 marijuana plants being secretly grown in a vast terraced garden by the Tigris River that is on the UN Cultural Heritage list, media reports said on Sunday.
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Spotify Under Fire For Hosting Fake Podcasts That Sell Addictive Drugs
Spotify's auto-detection system did not flag these fake podcasts for removal, with listeners having unrestricted access to them.
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Sex Workers, Drug Addicts, HIV Patients: An Outcast Haven On Ukraine Front
Whenever warm days come to Kramatorsk, near the eastern Ukrainian front, the Svitanok organisation leaves its door wide open, offering advice or a cup of tea to the city's social outcasts.
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Sex Assault, Blackmail: Bhopal Case Draws Parallels To 1992 Ajmer Scandal
Some victims recounted being raped inside moving vehicles and threatened with weapons, while others were forced into drug addiction to break their resistance.
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Elon Musk Revealed He Uses Ketamine For Depression; Know Health Risks Of The Drug
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk clarified that he uses only "a small amount once every other week or something like that" under medical supervision and has a prescription from "an actual, real doctor."
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Pune Man's Mother Denied Him Money For Drugs. He Then Did This
According to Swapnil's mother, he reached home around 2-3 am and asked for money. When she denied it, he threatened to set them and the entire building they live in on fire.
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Diego Maradona's Medical Team On Trial For Homicide Four Years After Icon's Death
Seven medical professionals who cared for Argentine football legend Diego Maradona during his final days go on trial Tuesday accused of criminal negligence over his death.
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India Bans Two Addictive Opioids Amid Misuse In West Africa
The drugs were being illegally exported to West African countries by Mumbai-based Aveo Pharmaceuticals
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Delhi Man, Addicted To Drugs, Kills Mother During Fight Over Money
A 40-year-old drug addict murdered his mother following a heated argument over money in northeast Delhi's Dayalpur area, police said on Saturday.
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FDA Approves Suzetrigine, First Non-Opioid Painkiller in Decades
The FDA has approved suzetrigine, a groundbreaking painkiller that blocks sodium channels to provide opioid-level pain relief without the risks of addiction, sedation, or overdose. Known as Journavx, this drug is the first in over two decades to introduce a new pain relief mechanism. Clinical trials showed it matched opioids in effectiveness but wi...
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Hightown Season 3 Now Streaming on Lionsgate Play in India
Hightown Season 3, which premiered in the West in January 2024, is now available to Indian audiences on Lionsgate Play. The final season follows Jackie Quiñones, portrayed by Monica Raymund, as she tackles both personal and professional challenges, including a high-stakes investigation into a missing person linked to a murdered sex worker. The sea...
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"Rehabilitate, Make Them Constructive Citizens": Top Court On Drug Addicts
The Supreme Court expressed concern over the illicit drug trade and substance abuse and said there was a need to rehabilitate the youngsters affected instead of demonising them.
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Doctor Who Supplied Matthew Perry Ketamine Pleads Guilty
A doctor who supplied Matthew Perry with ketamine pleaded guilty on Wednesday in connection with the 2023 drug overdose death of the "Friends" star, US media reported.
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Drug-Addict Son Hacks Mother To Death After She Refused To Give Rs 20 In Gurugram: Cops
Refusing to give Rs 20 to her drug addict son cost a 56-year-old woman in Gururgam her life after he hacked her to death with an axe in rage, police said on Sunday.
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Is Mobile Phone Addiction As Bad As Drug Abuse? This Kerala Film Says So
E Valayam released in Kerala theatres on June 13
-
30,000 Secretly Grown Marijuana Plants Destroyed In Turkey: Report
Turkey's drug squad has destroyed 30,000 marijuana plants being secretly grown in a vast terraced garden by the Tigris River that is on the UN Cultural Heritage list, media reports said on Sunday.
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Spotify Under Fire For Hosting Fake Podcasts That Sell Addictive Drugs
Spotify's auto-detection system did not flag these fake podcasts for removal, with listeners having unrestricted access to them.
-
Sex Workers, Drug Addicts, HIV Patients: An Outcast Haven On Ukraine Front
Whenever warm days come to Kramatorsk, near the eastern Ukrainian front, the Svitanok organisation leaves its door wide open, offering advice or a cup of tea to the city's social outcasts.
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Sex Assault, Blackmail: Bhopal Case Draws Parallels To 1992 Ajmer Scandal
Some victims recounted being raped inside moving vehicles and threatened with weapons, while others were forced into drug addiction to break their resistance.
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Elon Musk Revealed He Uses Ketamine For Depression; Know Health Risks Of The Drug
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk clarified that he uses only "a small amount once every other week or something like that" under medical supervision and has a prescription from "an actual, real doctor."
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Pune Man's Mother Denied Him Money For Drugs. He Then Did This
According to Swapnil's mother, he reached home around 2-3 am and asked for money. When she denied it, he threatened to set them and the entire building they live in on fire.
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Diego Maradona's Medical Team On Trial For Homicide Four Years After Icon's Death
Seven medical professionals who cared for Argentine football legend Diego Maradona during his final days go on trial Tuesday accused of criminal negligence over his death.
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India Bans Two Addictive Opioids Amid Misuse In West Africa
The drugs were being illegally exported to West African countries by Mumbai-based Aveo Pharmaceuticals
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Delhi Man, Addicted To Drugs, Kills Mother During Fight Over Money
A 40-year-old drug addict murdered his mother following a heated argument over money in northeast Delhi's Dayalpur area, police said on Saturday.
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FDA Approves Suzetrigine, First Non-Opioid Painkiller in Decades
The FDA has approved suzetrigine, a groundbreaking painkiller that blocks sodium channels to provide opioid-level pain relief without the risks of addiction, sedation, or overdose. Known as Journavx, this drug is the first in over two decades to introduce a new pain relief mechanism. Clinical trials showed it matched opioids in effectiveness but wi...
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Hightown Season 3 Now Streaming on Lionsgate Play in India
Hightown Season 3, which premiered in the West in January 2024, is now available to Indian audiences on Lionsgate Play. The final season follows Jackie Quiñones, portrayed by Monica Raymund, as she tackles both personal and professional challenges, including a high-stakes investigation into a missing person linked to a murdered sex worker. The sea...
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"Rehabilitate, Make Them Constructive Citizens": Top Court On Drug Addicts
The Supreme Court expressed concern over the illicit drug trade and substance abuse and said there was a need to rehabilitate the youngsters affected instead of demonising them.
