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Children Picking Up Drugs, Smoking In 10 Indian Cities Around 13 Years: Study
Overall, 15.1 per cent of participants reported lifetime use, 10.3 per cent reported past year use, and 7.2 per cent reported use in the past month of any substance, the study found.
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Substance Abuse Among Students Starts At Age 12: AIIMS-Backed 10-City Survey
Study across 10 Indian cities finds kids start substance use at 12 to 13 years of age. Early school interventions can cut addiction risk, say AIIMS researchers.
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What Happens If Antibiotics Stop Working? Doctor Explains The Nightmare Scenario
A senior internal medicine specialist explains how everyday illnesses, surgeries, and even cancer care could collapse if antibiotics fail, and what we must do now to prevent this future.
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Sober Paris Jackson Reveals Drugs "Ruined" Her Life, She Has A Perforated Septum
"You have to take pills when you have a surgery that gnarly," said Paris Jackson, explaining why she did not fix her perforated septum
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WHO Raises Alarm Over Antibiotic Resistance: Why India Is Especially Vulnerable
A new WHO report shows that in 2023, one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections worldwide was resistant to antibiotic treatment, marking a sharp global rise in drug-resistant infections.
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"Mumma, Let Her Go": Woman Keeps Thrashing Mother-In-Law, Ignores Pleading Son
The viral video starts with the mother, Harjeet Kaur, dragging her mother-in-law Gurbajan Kaur by her hair. When her son begs her to let go of his grandmother, she does so but keeps raining blows and expletives on her.
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Indian-Origin Woman Gets 5 Years Jail For Offering Bribe To Singapore Cops
An Indian-origin Singaporean drug abuser, out on bail and remission, was sentenced to an over five years jail for offering a bribe of SGD 1,000 to police officers for allowing her to smoke a cigarette in 2022.
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3 Jharkhand Women Arrested At Kerala Train Station With 24 Kgs Of Cannabis: Cops
Three women from Jharkhand were arrested with 24 kilograms of marijuana at Kollam railway station on Tuesday, police said.
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Tamil Nadu Governor Says Drugs, Suicides Among State's Troubles, DMK Hits Back
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and the Centre's achievements - from economic growth and poverty reduction to military victories and cultural initiatives.
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Drug Use Among Meghalaya's Youth Starts As Early As 10: Study
The study found the mean age of drug initiation to be 19 years, with over one-third of respondents starting as minors and a quarter while still in school.
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Kangana Ranaut, Himachal Governor's "Udta Punjab" Remark Sparks Row
A political row has erupted between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh after actor-turned-politician and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut linked the rising drug abuse in her home state to narcotics trafficking from Pakistan via Punjab.
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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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Himachal Woman Sells Father's Car For Rs 90,000 To Buy Drugs
A married woman from Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur allegedly stole her father's car and sold it for Rs 90, 000 to buy a chitta or adulterated heroin, police said on Tuesday.
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US Teacher Charged With Multiple Counts Of Sexual Abuse Against Minors
A former US teacher has been charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse after a female relative came forward to report her to the police.
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Declare Campuses Drug-Free, Form Nasha Mukti Clubs: Delhi Minister Writes To Universities
In the letter, the Minister emphasised the critical role of the educational institutions in shaping a drug-free future for Delhi.
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Children Picking Up Drugs, Smoking In 10 Indian Cities Around 13 Years: Study
Overall, 15.1 per cent of participants reported lifetime use, 10.3 per cent reported past year use, and 7.2 per cent reported use in the past month of any substance, the study found.
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Substance Abuse Among Students Starts At Age 12: AIIMS-Backed 10-City Survey
Study across 10 Indian cities finds kids start substance use at 12 to 13 years of age. Early school interventions can cut addiction risk, say AIIMS researchers.
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What Happens If Antibiotics Stop Working? Doctor Explains The Nightmare Scenario
A senior internal medicine specialist explains how everyday illnesses, surgeries, and even cancer care could collapse if antibiotics fail, and what we must do now to prevent this future.
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Sober Paris Jackson Reveals Drugs "Ruined" Her Life, She Has A Perforated Septum
"You have to take pills when you have a surgery that gnarly," said Paris Jackson, explaining why she did not fix her perforated septum
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WHO Raises Alarm Over Antibiotic Resistance: Why India Is Especially Vulnerable
A new WHO report shows that in 2023, one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections worldwide was resistant to antibiotic treatment, marking a sharp global rise in drug-resistant infections.
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"Mumma, Let Her Go": Woman Keeps Thrashing Mother-In-Law, Ignores Pleading Son
The viral video starts with the mother, Harjeet Kaur, dragging her mother-in-law Gurbajan Kaur by her hair. When her son begs her to let go of his grandmother, she does so but keeps raining blows and expletives on her.
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Indian-Origin Woman Gets 5 Years Jail For Offering Bribe To Singapore Cops
An Indian-origin Singaporean drug abuser, out on bail and remission, was sentenced to an over five years jail for offering a bribe of SGD 1,000 to police officers for allowing her to smoke a cigarette in 2022.
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3 Jharkhand Women Arrested At Kerala Train Station With 24 Kgs Of Cannabis: Cops
Three women from Jharkhand were arrested with 24 kilograms of marijuana at Kollam railway station on Tuesday, police said.
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Tamil Nadu Governor Says Drugs, Suicides Among State's Troubles, DMK Hits Back
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and the Centre's achievements - from economic growth and poverty reduction to military victories and cultural initiatives.
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Drug Use Among Meghalaya's Youth Starts As Early As 10: Study
The study found the mean age of drug initiation to be 19 years, with over one-third of respondents starting as minors and a quarter while still in school.
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Kangana Ranaut, Himachal Governor's "Udta Punjab" Remark Sparks Row
A political row has erupted between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh after actor-turned-politician and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut linked the rising drug abuse in her home state to narcotics trafficking from Pakistan via Punjab.
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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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Himachal Woman Sells Father's Car For Rs 90,000 To Buy Drugs
A married woman from Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur allegedly stole her father's car and sold it for Rs 90, 000 to buy a chitta or adulterated heroin, police said on Tuesday.
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US Teacher Charged With Multiple Counts Of Sexual Abuse Against Minors
A former US teacher has been charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse after a female relative came forward to report her to the police.
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Declare Campuses Drug-Free, Form Nasha Mukti Clubs: Delhi Minister Writes To Universities
In the letter, the Minister emphasised the critical role of the educational institutions in shaping a drug-free future for Delhi.
