Trump designates fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, directs federal crackdown on cartels

Dec 15, 2025

US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) signed an Executive Order officially designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as weapons of...

Chinese drug mafia hand-in-glove with Mexican criminals, stoking deadly opioid crisis in US

Jul 19, 2022

Beijing [China], July 19 : Chinese drug mafias are working in connivance with the Mexican transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) to bypass international precursor chemical...

Drug problem in Kerala "spiraling out of control," says Priyanka Gandhi

Mar 30, 2025

"India is facing a drug crisis. Over 2.3 crore people are trapped in opioid addiction, and 1 crore struggle with inhalant abuse--a threat to...

Treatment for opioid use disorder is rare in hospitals, study finds

May 10, 2020

Washington DC [USA], May 10 : Despite the national opioid-related overdose epidemic that continues to claim tens of thousands of lives annually, a recent...

Punjab Police bust interstate opioid manufacturing, supply network

Nov 09, 2023

In a significant crackdown on illegal opioid manufacturing and supply, Fatehgarh Police has dismantled an interstate network operating from pharma factories in Delhi and...

Study finds childhood trauma increases risk of opioid abuse

Dec 12, 2021

Washington [US], December 12 : According to new research from the University of Georgia, young adults who experienced trauma in childhood are more at...