Dire need to combat drug addiction, only 1 in 11 addicted get treatment: UNDOC

Jun 28, 2024

Noting the lack of reach to drug disorder treatment, it added that out of an estimated 64 million people worldwide suffering from drug use...

US FDA authorises emergency use of Remdesivir in coronavirus treatment

May 01, 2020

Washington D.C. [US], May 2 (Sputnik/ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized an emergency use of Remdesivir drug in coronavirus treatment, FDA...

Half of police personnel in Pakistan's Kasur test positive for drug use

Jun 24, 2021

Punjab [Pakistan], June 24 : In a bizarre case, half of the law enforcement in the Kasur district of Pakistan's Punjab were found positive...

Tripura: Nearly 80 nabbed in massive de-addiction drive ahead of International Day against drug abuse

Jun 18, 2025

The coordinated drive was carried out on June 17 at known drug hotspots such as Gulbazar, Heritage Park, and Gwala Basti, based on repeated...

Society should not glamourise unhealthy behaviour including psychoactive substances, be it legal or illegal: AIIMS

Oct 23, 2021

New Delhi [India], October 23 : With rising incidents of the use of psychoactive substances which are commonly known as 'drug' coming to the...

Madhevere, Mavuta banned for four months by Zimbabwe Cricket "for recreational drug use"

Jan 25, 2024

Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) on Thursday banned all-rounders Wessly Madhevere and Brandon Mavuta from cricket for four months for recreational drug use.