drug abuse
Suicide among veterans highest in western US, rural areas
States with high veteran suicide rates like West Virginia, Oklahoma and Kentucky, had greater levels of prescription drug use.
Homeless and on heroin, but turned away from treatment
The consequences can often be deadly.
ANC organises seminar to prevent drug abuse
The theme was directed at the parents and teachers to strike a conversation with students.
Not heart attack, Star Wars star Carrie Fisher died due to drug use, sleep apnea
Details were revealed in a statement issued by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.
Pharm parties, new fad
These dos involve teenagers mixing up drugs of all kinds along with alcohol, resulting in a lethal cocktail.
Video: Drugged woman crawling on US streets begs crowd to ‘pray for her’, mocked
Instead of helping her, people sneered and laughed at her, comparing her to a zombie.
Bombay HC raps cops for 'casual' probe in sex and drug racket
The parents claimed they approached the police repeatedly since December 2016 to seek action against the cult group but in vain.
Drug abuse jumps after liquor ban in Bihar
The state government has now decided to eliminate all kinds of intoxicants and also enforce strict laws to deal with the menace.
Overcoming Opioids: The quest for less addictive drugs
Every day, an overdose of prescription opioids or heroin kills 91 people, and legions more are brought back from the brink of death.
Delhi: Police step up security after mob attack on Nigerian students
A crowd that had assembled for a candlelit vigil for the teenager turned violent after spotting a group of Nigerians leaving a mall.