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Popular Weight Loss Drugs May Help Reduce Risk of Substance Use Disorders, Suggests New Study
A new study published in The BMJ says that GLP-1 drugs may help prevent and treat substance use disorders across all major addictive substances that were studied.
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Skin Rotting, Amputations: US Doctor Highlights The Alarming Reality Of 'Zombie' Drug Xylazine
Xylazine wounds can resemble flesh-eating bacterial infections and may require amputation.
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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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"Will Respect Judicial Process": Joe Biden After Son Convicted In Gun Crimes
Joe Biden pledged Tuesday to "respect the judicial process" after his son Hunter, a former drug addict, was found guilty of gun charges in the first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitting US president.
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Indian Student, Hit On Head Nearly 50 Times With Hammer By US Man, Dies
A 25-year-old Indian student who recently earned an MBA degree in the US was hammered to death by a homeless drug addict whom he had been helping for the past couple of days in Georgia state's Lithonia city.
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Atlanta Shooter Expressed Shame For Sex Addiction, Former Roommate Says
A former roommate of the Georgia man charged with eight murders in attacks at Atlanta-area day spas said the shooter told him of an addiction that compelled him to visit massage parlors seeking sex.
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Melania Trump Booed By School Students During Speech On Drug Addiction
US President Donald Trump's wife Melania faced rare boos Tuesday when she gave a speech on the dangers of drug addiction in the east coast city of Baltimore.
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Indian-Origin Drug Firm Founder, Executives Convicted In US Opioid Case
A 76-year-old Indian-origin head of a US pharmaceutical major has become the first top executive of a drugmaker to be convicted of bribing doctors in America to prescribe addictive painkillers, fuelling a national opioid crisis which has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people over two decades.
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Google Unveils Vetting Process for Drug Rehab Ads
Scammers found that Google ads were an easy way to defraud treatment-seekers in an industry in which regulations vary greatly by jurisdiction.
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Here’s How You Can Stay Away From Drugs, According To US President Donald Trump
With no decline in America's drug menace, US President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis in America as a national health emergency. He says complete denial to drugs is good way to avoid addiction.
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Popular Weight Loss Drugs May Help Reduce Risk of Substance Use Disorders, Suggests New Study
A new study published in The BMJ says that GLP-1 drugs may help prevent and treat substance use disorders across all major addictive substances that were studied.
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Skin Rotting, Amputations: US Doctor Highlights The Alarming Reality Of 'Zombie' Drug Xylazine
Xylazine wounds can resemble flesh-eating bacterial infections and may require amputation.
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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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"Will Respect Judicial Process": Joe Biden After Son Convicted In Gun Crimes
Joe Biden pledged Tuesday to "respect the judicial process" after his son Hunter, a former drug addict, was found guilty of gun charges in the first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitting US president.
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Indian Student, Hit On Head Nearly 50 Times With Hammer By US Man, Dies
A 25-year-old Indian student who recently earned an MBA degree in the US was hammered to death by a homeless drug addict whom he had been helping for the past couple of days in Georgia state's Lithonia city.
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Atlanta Shooter Expressed Shame For Sex Addiction, Former Roommate Says
A former roommate of the Georgia man charged with eight murders in attacks at Atlanta-area day spas said the shooter told him of an addiction that compelled him to visit massage parlors seeking sex.
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Melania Trump Booed By School Students During Speech On Drug Addiction
US President Donald Trump's wife Melania faced rare boos Tuesday when she gave a speech on the dangers of drug addiction in the east coast city of Baltimore.
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Indian-Origin Drug Firm Founder, Executives Convicted In US Opioid Case
A 76-year-old Indian-origin head of a US pharmaceutical major has become the first top executive of a drugmaker to be convicted of bribing doctors in America to prescribe addictive painkillers, fuelling a national opioid crisis which has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people over two decades.
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Google Unveils Vetting Process for Drug Rehab Ads
Scammers found that Google ads were an easy way to defraud treatment-seekers in an industry in which regulations vary greatly by jurisdiction.
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Here’s How You Can Stay Away From Drugs, According To US President Donald Trump
With no decline in America's drug menace, US President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis in America as a national health emergency. He says complete denial to drugs is good way to avoid addiction.
