Drug Addiction
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Chandler Bing overshadows Matthew Perry’s other legacy – his long, painful struggle with addiction
By telling his story, the actor put messiness front and centre: multiple shots at rehabilitation, tripping up, falling but getting up and taking another step.
Maitreyi Misra
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The silent epidemic: An opioid crisis is sweeping Africa and West Asia
Weakly regulated painkillers are causing untold damage, but stricter controls could have dire consequences for patients.
Laura Salm-Reifferscheidt, Mosaic.com
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In Arunachal Pradesh, illegal opium cultivation is silently ruining lives and lands
Authorities have failed to take sufficient action for two decades, but a recent police case against illicit cultivation brings hope for change.
Nivedita Khandekar
Trending
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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Jammu and Kashmir: Air Force staffer succumbs to injuries sustained in Poonch militant attack
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Monkey Dust, Krokodil, Nyaope: Why new (and dangerous) drug concoctions keep cropping up
Many people aren't just taking one drug but a combination of drugs.
Michael Cole, The Conversation
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Sikkim will soon decriminalise drug use, treat it as an illness, says Chief Minister Pawan Chamling
Currently, a person found guilty of taking drugs in the state can be jailed for six months and fined up to Rs 20,000.
Scroll Staff
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How an 1821 book spawned an opioid crisis in the US
Thomas De Quincy’s 'Confessions of an English Opium-Eater' is considered the first modern drug memoir.
Robert Morrison, The Conversation
Video
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Video: This woman kicked her crack addiction and now collects recyclable materials for a living
Not just that, she now supports her family and is completing her education.
Reuters
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Indians working in exploitative conditions on Italian farms are using opium to numb the pain
About 30,000 Indians, mainly Sikhs from Punjab, live in the Pontine Marshes. Most of them work as labourers, for 13 hours a day for a pittance.
Umberto Bacchi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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The heroin overdose mystery: Why where an addict shoots up matters
Case studies suggest an increased risk of death in an unusual environment.
Shepard Siegel, Aeon
The Reel
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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Watch: Your neurological system is a massive junkie (or, a surprising history of drugs)
Taking drugs is just a matter of stimulating a reaction that already exists within you.
Scroll Staff
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Great highs and astounding lows: The drug problem among Manipuri women
Manipur had the highest percentage of female injecting drug users (28.2%) among all Northeastern states.
Sarita Santoshini, IndiaSpend
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Every day, India sees 10 suicides related to drug abuse– and only one of them is from Punjab
Data tabled in Rajya Sabha shows that the problem of drug abuse is not limited to the North Indian state.
Mayank Jain
The Field
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IPL 2024: Bengaluru keep play-off hopes alive on back of dominating win over Gujarat
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Shooting, Baku World Cup: Shreyasi Singh placed eight at end of first day of women’s trap event
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Akash, Vishvanath, Nikhil and Preet reach men’s finals
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ISL 2024 final, Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Mumbai City, as it happened: MCFC win second Cup title
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Hockey: Rohit to lead 20-member Indian junior team in five-match tour of Europe