House passes bill elevating fentanyl to Schedule I drug — joining heroin, LSD and marijuana
The legislation permanently reclassifies fentanyl as a Schedule I drug, meaning it has no accepted medical use and a high ...
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Multiple sentenced to community control
A Chillicothe man sentenced to three years of community control for illegal conveyance was among five people sentenced in Highland County Common Pleas Court.
Substance abuse: Painkiller Tapentadol, epilepsy drug Pregabalin may come under strict control
The government is planning to bring painkiller Tapentadol and epilepsy drug Pregabalin under strict control and monitoring to ...
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Major Drop in Drug Overdose Deaths—Have We Turned a Corner on Substance Abuse?
The CDC’s numbers show that drug overdose deaths began, in mid-2023, what may become a free fall. At 86,882 estimated ...
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Youth drug abuse rose in 2024; 52% newly arrested under 30 years old: CNB
The number of new drug abusers arrested under the age of 20 increased by 30 per cent in 2024, according to data by the ...
Support of chemists, druggists sought to control drug menace
Tirupati district SP V Harshavardhan Raju said containing the menace of drug abuse which is spoiling the youth, was the ...
‘Faced with the unthinkable, we must fight back’: Gisele Pelicot’s daughter is combating drug-facilitated sexual abuse
Caroline Darian bears ‘a crushing double burden’ as the daughter of Gisèle Pelicot and her tormentor. In her memoir, she ...
Tobacco control cell warns police of drug abuse in four Coimbatore colleges
COIMBATORE: The tobacco control cell, which functions under the district health department, has warned police about substance ...
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NAFDAC mobilises teachers, youths to combat drug abuse
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has called for greater collaboration from teachers, students, and youths in its fight against drug abuse in Nigeria. The Director ...