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As much as 14.7 per cent (29.7 lakh) of total population in Punjab was estimated to be hooked on substances like alcohol, tobacco, opium, charas and heroin. (Photo: PTI)

Over 2.7 lakh drug addicts in Punjab, says study

The study also found growing usage of injectable opioids like heroin and buprenorphine in the Union Territory and state...

10 Sept 2017 6:45 AM IST

Luckily no one died in the incident and only two people suffered minor injuries.

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Drugged driver crashes car into second story

Luckily no one died in the incident and only two people suffered minor injuries.

15 Jan 2018 7:37 PM IST

A police source said that the ANC has detection kits for all other major narcotics including cocaine and heroin but not mephedrone.

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1.3kg of heroin recovered from Uganda women

At the moment we only know that she was told to hand over the contraband to some local handler,â€ said an NCB release.

23 Feb 2018 6:37 AM IST

Bored with run-of-the-mill narcotics, they are turning to N2O.

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Record 1.6 tonnes of Crystal Meth seized in Indonesia

President Joko Widodo's government cracked down on trafficking in effort to contain soaring consumption of crystal meth,...

21 Feb 2018 11:02 AM IST

Some pregnant women also avoid sex because theyre worried about harming the foetus (Photo: AFP)

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Opioids tied to bad sex life and lack of desire

When people do take opioids, they should work with their doctor to make the medication dose as low as possible to reduce...

26 July 2018 6:26 PM IST

Gaya MP Hari Manjhis son Rahul Manjhi, along with his friend, was arrested by the police in a drunken state on Sunday and was sent to Gaya central jail for violating prohibition law. (Representational image)

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Two arrested for illegal smuggling of narcotics

The accused were identified as Bhure Singh and Sikander.

19 July 2018 5:53 AM IST

Police arrested a 21-year-old man for swearing and laughing at their inability to find drugs (Photo: AFP)

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Mephedrone worth Rs 40 lakh seized in Mumbai, 2 arrested

The police also seized cash, a few plastic bags, an electronic weighing scale and mobile phones from the accused, an...

14 Jan 2019 1:43 PM IST

Smuggling more than a kilo of drugs is punishable by death under Pakistani law (Photo: AFP)

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Narcotics worth Rs 3.45 billion seized in Pakistan

The Pakistan Coast Guards during raid in the country's restive Balochistan province recovered 350 kgs narcotics worth...

1 May 2019 5:32 PM IST

The police had received specific inputs on July 17 that smuggling of a large quantity of contraband was expected to take place and the convoy would assemble at a location in Lajpat Nagar.

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Delhi: Rs 600 cr narcotics seized, 2 Afghans among 5 arrested

Apart from the Afghan nationals, another accused Vakeel, was found who had just finished loading his car with...

20 July 2019 3:03 AM IST

US President Donald Trump.Trump has been nominated for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize following his efforts to broker peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). (AFP)

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India in Trump's list of top drug transit and drug producing nations

Trump also named Bolivia and the regime of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela in the list

17 Sept 2020 6:55 PM IST

Thai public health minister and Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (Image credit: Lekha Shankar)

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Lekha Shankar | Thailand prepares its cannabis policy...

Thai public health minister says aim to use herb only for medical and health purposes

27 July 2022 7:57 AM IST

$Luxembourger Patrick Steffen, a drug addict answers to a journalist at the Abrigado Center, a \shooting gallery\ in Luxembourg on March 29, 2018. (Photo: AFP)$ Life

'Shooting gallery' helps addicts in Europe's richest country

The question is why Luxembourg has so many drug addicts

7 May 2018 5:19 PM IST