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Drug Overdose

Drug overdose involves the intake of drug in excessive quantity than the recommended dose. It is due to overuse of over-the-counter medications or illegal drugs.

Lasting Effects of Drug Abuse on Memory and Cognition

Lasting Effects of Drug Abuse on Memory and Cognition

Memory loss and cognitive deficits are among the long-term effects of drug abuse, with new research revealing the brain’s role in these impairments.

Experts Say Parents Have Crucial Role in Safeguarding Children from Drug Abuse

Experts Say Parents Have Crucial Role in Safeguarding Children from Drug Abuse

The role of parents in ensuring a drugs-free childhood is especially crucial at a time when the pace of transition to nucleus families has accelerated.

Online Course on Prevention of Drug Abuse Launched

Online Course on Prevention of Drug Abuse Launched

Arunachal Pradesh has launched an online certificate course on drug abuse prevention, intending to eradicate narcotics abuse.

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Reducing Drug Abuse Trends Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Reducing Drug Abuse Trends Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Wastewater analysis was used to identify the consumption pattern of easily abused prescription opioids and anti-anxiety sedatives.

New Opioid Overdose Treatment

New Opioid Overdose Treatment

A new study has reported the identification of specific receptors in a group of neurons, whose triggering results in opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD). This marks first step in developing new treatment.

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2021: – “Share Facts On Drugs, Save Lives”

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2021: – “Share Facts On Drugs, Save Lives”

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking falls on June 26 every year to raise awareness against the burden of illicit drugs.

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Competitive and Hostile People are More Prone to Drug Abuse

Competitive and Hostile People are More Prone to Drug Abuse

New research has confirmed that certain personality traits like hostility and competitiveness can be risk factors for drug abuse.

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2018

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2018

International day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking is observed every year on June 26. The theme for this year is “Listen First.”

Drug Abuse may Really Set In If Kids Start Smoking Pot Before 15

Drug Abuse may Really Set In If Kids Start Smoking Pot Before 15

Drug abuse may become a real problem at the age of 28 if kids start smoking pot before 15, finds a new study. These kids are bound to have drug problems when they become young adults.

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Early-onset Cannabis Use May Increase Drug Abuse Problems in Later Life

Early-onset Cannabis Use May Increase Drug Abuse Problems in Later Life

Cannabis use or smoking pot at an early age may lead to drug abuse problems in later life. Therefore, it is essential to prevent or reduce cannabis use as early as possible.

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Alternative Medicine Practitioners Unknowingly Overdose An Illegal Drug In Conference

Alternative Medicine Practitioners Unknowingly Overdose An Illegal Drug In Conference

The 29 homeopaths who were participating in the conference were found "staggering around, rolling in a meadow, talking gibberish and suffering severe cramps".

Opioid Overdose Study Supports Call for Caution in Prescription Levels

Opioid Overdose Study Supports Call for Caution in Prescription Levels

The difference between controlling pain and dying from an opioid overdose can be linked to how strong a prescription the doctor wrote.

Drug Overdose Deaths on Rise

Drug Overdose Deaths on Rise

Deaths from drug overdose, particularly prescription painkillers have tripled in the past decade, say US health authorities.

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