The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district rose to 59 on Tuesday, the district administration said. While 11...

The grim reality of hefty education loans and joblessness in the land they once hoped would offer prosperity has ensnared numerous Indian s...

A three-member committee of gynecologists has been formed to finalize a list of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs that will be available in regu...

A college student from Dr BR Ambedkar National Law University in Sonipat has gained online admiration for questioning the availability of d...

The law criminalised the fruit and flower of cannabis but not the leaves used for making bhang, and its possession and consumption is not i...

All key stakeholder departments have agreed to do away with imprisonment and fines for personal consumption of drugs and amend Section 27 o...

The accused were arrested on Sunday by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on a cruise ship off Mumbai coast.

Niclosamide has been extensively used in the past for treating tapeworm infection in adults as well as children. The safety profile of this...

The drug is administered by injecting the affected area, and not through oral consumption.

Multiple factors come into play, which decide whether someone becomes an addict or not.

Nicotine in tobacco causes immense damage to the kidney when it enters the system.

The mission, envisaged to promote abstinence and create comprehensive awareness against drug abuse, is an ambitious initiative by the CPI(M...

Scientists have identified a population of neurons in the brain that influences whether one drink leads to two, a finding which could ultim...

Although the current findings are limited to rats, rapamycin has potential as a treatment for age-related obesity since it is already being...

"Glycotherapy is useful for those with drug resistant tumour. Less toxification is the beauty of this therapy", said the expert.

Kerala’s decision to drastically reduce availability of liquor, has given rise to parallel market for its substitutes ranging from illicit ...

Rahul Mahajan, son of the late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, was arrested here on Monday under the Narcotics Act, police sources said.