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Indian-Origin Doctor In US Charged With Medical Fraud, Sexual Assault On Female Patients
An Indian-origin doctor in New Jersey has been charged with multiple medical frauds such as distributing opioids without a legitimate medical purpose, soliciting sexual favors from patients in exchange for opioid prescriptions.
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Drug Regulator Lists 17 Drugs You Can Flush Down Toilet If Expired
Think twice before tossing any outdated or expired medicines you may have at home. Flushing certain drugs down the toilet to avoid unintentionally harming people or animals is the appropriate way to get rid of them.
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What Is 'Gas Station Heroin'? US Alarmed Over Surge In Its Use And Health Risks
Last month, the FDA issued a formal warning, calling tianeptine a dangerous and growing health trend".
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Migrant With 42 Convictions To Stay In UK After Judge Says He Would 'Struggle Mentally'
The drug-addled migrant has been living in the UK since the age of six but has had a prolific crime career.
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Nitazene: All About Drug That's Upto 500 Times Stronger Than Heroin
An investigation is underway into the "sudden deaths" of a 28-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman in Southall on May 26.
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US Overdose Deaths Fall Steeply, Marking Progress In Opioid Crisis
US drug overdose deaths fell sharply in 2024 to hit their lowest level in five years, offering hope in the nation's long-running opioid crisis, new data showed on Wednesday.
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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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How China Allegedly Contributes To Fentanyl Crisis
US President Donald Trump has slapped new tariffs on Chinese goods, partly in response to Beijing's alleged role in a deadly opioid epidemic in the United States.
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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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Failure of AstraZeneca Trial Big Blow For Anti-Addiction Drugs: Report
The failure of the trial of the drug AZD4041 by pharma giant AstraZeneca, to combat opioid use disorder (OUD), highlights the challenges in developing non-opioid medications that treat addiction and withdrawal, according to a report.
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Placebo Effect Link Discovered With Previously Unassociated Parts of the Brain
Patients suffering from chronic pain have limited treatment options, often relying on medications like opioids that come with harmful side effects and high addiction risks. A new study in mice, published in Current Biology journal, suggests a new way to use the placebo effect for treating chronic pain. By activating specific neurons in the brain li...
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Study Shows Inhaling Fentanyl May Lead To Irreversible Brain Damage
Inhaling the synthetic opioid fentanyl -- approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use as pain relief and anaesthetic -- can cause irreversible brain damage, according to a new study today.
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Mexico Warns Of "Zombie Drug" Xylazine Found In Opioids On US Border
The findings come amid concerns about fentanyl use rising within Mexico. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid responsible for tens of thousands of overdose deaths in the US each year.
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Drug 50 Times Powerful Than Fentanyl Spreading Across UK, Causes "Holes" In Skin
Nitazenes were first discovered in the UK in 2021, from a sample of white powder found in the back of a taxi in Wakefield.
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China Warns Against Selling Of Narcotic Producing Chemicals After US Deal
China's narcotics control agency has warned against the manufacture and sale of substances that can be used to make illegal drugs, a day after President Xi Jinping said China would stem the export of items used to make the opioid fentanyl.
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Indian-Origin Doctor In US Charged With Medical Fraud, Sexual Assault On Female Patients
An Indian-origin doctor in New Jersey has been charged with multiple medical frauds such as distributing opioids without a legitimate medical purpose, soliciting sexual favors from patients in exchange for opioid prescriptions.
-
Drug Regulator Lists 17 Drugs You Can Flush Down Toilet If Expired
Think twice before tossing any outdated or expired medicines you may have at home. Flushing certain drugs down the toilet to avoid unintentionally harming people or animals is the appropriate way to get rid of them.
-
What Is 'Gas Station Heroin'? US Alarmed Over Surge In Its Use And Health Risks
Last month, the FDA issued a formal warning, calling tianeptine a dangerous and growing health trend".
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Migrant With 42 Convictions To Stay In UK After Judge Says He Would 'Struggle Mentally'
The drug-addled migrant has been living in the UK since the age of six but has had a prolific crime career.
-
Nitazene: All About Drug That's Upto 500 Times Stronger Than Heroin
An investigation is underway into the "sudden deaths" of a 28-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman in Southall on May 26.
-
US Overdose Deaths Fall Steeply, Marking Progress In Opioid Crisis
US drug overdose deaths fell sharply in 2024 to hit their lowest level in five years, offering hope in the nation's long-running opioid crisis, new data showed on Wednesday.
-
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
-
How China Allegedly Contributes To Fentanyl Crisis
US President Donald Trump has slapped new tariffs on Chinese goods, partly in response to Beijing's alleged role in a deadly opioid epidemic in the United States.
-
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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Failure of AstraZeneca Trial Big Blow For Anti-Addiction Drugs: Report
The failure of the trial of the drug AZD4041 by pharma giant AstraZeneca, to combat opioid use disorder (OUD), highlights the challenges in developing non-opioid medications that treat addiction and withdrawal, according to a report.
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Placebo Effect Link Discovered With Previously Unassociated Parts of the Brain
Patients suffering from chronic pain have limited treatment options, often relying on medications like opioids that come with harmful side effects and high addiction risks. A new study in mice, published in Current Biology journal, suggests a new way to use the placebo effect for treating chronic pain. By activating specific neurons in the brain li...
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Study Shows Inhaling Fentanyl May Lead To Irreversible Brain Damage
Inhaling the synthetic opioid fentanyl -- approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use as pain relief and anaesthetic -- can cause irreversible brain damage, according to a new study today.
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Mexico Warns Of "Zombie Drug" Xylazine Found In Opioids On US Border
The findings come amid concerns about fentanyl use rising within Mexico. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid responsible for tens of thousands of overdose deaths in the US each year.
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Drug 50 Times Powerful Than Fentanyl Spreading Across UK, Causes "Holes" In Skin
Nitazenes were first discovered in the UK in 2021, from a sample of white powder found in the back of a taxi in Wakefield.
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China Warns Against Selling Of Narcotic Producing Chemicals After US Deal
China's narcotics control agency has warned against the manufacture and sale of substances that can be used to make illegal drugs, a day after President Xi Jinping said China would stem the export of items used to make the opioid fentanyl.
