Drug Overdose

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Forensic report rules out Atharva Shinde’s murder

The 20-year-old’s cause of death was extreme lack of food and water in his body.

16 Jul 2018 2:37 AM

Indrani is currently facing trial for allegedly killing her daughter Sheena Bora. (Photo: File)

After drug overdose incident, Indrani Mukerjea hospitalised

The 46-year-old co-founder of INX media was admitted to JJ Hospital on Friday night for 'chest pain evaluation', doctors said.

02 Jun 2018 3:16 PM

Poet Mary Ellen D'Angelo-Lombardi (left) and artist Anne Marie Zanfagna display their book on Monday, May 7, 2018 in Plaistow, N.H. The book, called "Portraits, Poems & Heroin: 30 Souls Tell the Story," combines poetry D'Angelo-Lombardi wrote about her son's friend who died of an overdose with portraits Zanfagna painted of her daughter and other overdose victims. (Photo: AP)

Artist, poet publish book about heroin overdose victims

Book includes series of poems D'Angelo-Lombardi wrote along with Zanfagna's brightly coloured portraits of young people who overdosed.

14 May 2018 8:37 AM

The indictments alleged that the doctors, working as contractors at various locations, created and distributed unlawful prescriptions for buprenorphine, known as Subutex and Suboxone, a drug that should be used to treat individuals with addiction. (Photo: Representational)

3 Indian-American physicians indicted for health care fraud in US

Physicians are part of Redirections Treatment Advocates, an opioid addiction treatment practice in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

04 May 2018 12:36 PM

Police believe the 42-year-old sprinkled the drug on his penis beforehand.

Doctor in Germany kills lover by applying cocaine on penis before she performs oral sex

Dr Andreas Niederbichler is being probed for giving three more women the drug during sexual encounters.

12 Apr 2018 6:46 PM

Indrani Mukerjea, 46, was on Friday admitted to the state-run hospital where she was brought in a 'semi-conscious' condition from her prison cell at the Byculla Jail in south Mumbai. (Photo: File)

Test confirms Indrani had overdose of non-prescribed drug: Hospital

'How she had an overdose of it (benzodiazepine) will be investigated by the police,'a doctor from JJ hospital said.

10 Apr 2018 3:25 PM

A new film of her life is in the pipeline using a Marilyn lookalike and the cutting-edge technology featured in Hollywood blockbusters. (Photo: Pixabay)

Marilyn Monroe soon to be brought back to life, in digital avatar

The iconic actor who died from apparent drug overdose is being brought back to live using computer wizardry.

02 Apr 2018 11:56 AM

A file photograph of Jessica Chastain in Molly’s Game where she is seen abusing substances. Used for representational purposes only.

The lows after a high

More and more party peeps are resorting to the use of substances for a high, and in some cases, this abuse can have tragic consequences...

09 Mar 2018 12:16 AM

American boy's death puts spotlight on opioid crisis

Detectives are still trying to piece together the child's final day.

19 Jul 2017 1:49 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Investigators examine relationship between pain, opioid abuse

Reseachers wanted to know the pain and the abuse of opioids and the circuits in the brain that may be behind this link.

13 Jun 2017 9:47 AM

Mischa Barton hospitalised for mental evaluation

Neighbours spotted the actress hanging over her fence rambling about the end of the world.

28 Jan 2017 12:18 AM

George’s death an OD?

The star’s partner Fadi Fawaz is reportedly being questioned by senior investigative officials.

07 Jan 2017 12:18 AM

Last year, more than 52,000 people died from drug overdoses, with almost two-thirds involving prescription or illegal opioids. (Photo: Pixabay)

US: Significant rise in drug overdose deaths in past 5 yrs

Almost two-third cases of drug overdose deaths are because of prescription or illegal opioids

17 Dec 2016 12:54 PM

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