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Hayden Panettier became star by age 11, was given 'happy pills' at 15 before walking Red CarpetHayden Panettiere, beloved actress known for her roles in Heroes and Nashville, has sadly passed away at the age of thirty-six. Her family ...
Hayden Panettiere: What happened to her brother who left her ‘heartbroken’ 3 years ago?Actress Hayden Panettiere died on Sunday, August 16, at age thirty-six. Her father announced the tragic news, citing profound sadness. Pane...
Explainer: How could New Mexico's $567 million ruling change Meta?The court in Santa Fe ruled on Thursday that Meta must pay $567 million into a New Mexico fund for teen mental health prevention and treatm...
Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico for teen mental health fundJudge Bryan Biedscheid in Santa Fe ruled the company had created a public nuisance in New Mexico, siding with Attorney General Raul Torrez,...
Quote of the day by Jamie Lee Curtis: ‘Addiction wants you dead. That outlet of a drink or drug...’. The Oscar winner shares her life lesson on overcoming destructive habitsActress Jamie Lee Curtis has once spoken about how addiction may seem like an escape, but it never brings real healing. She says addiction ...
Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet approves Rs 7,834 crore for 4 major schemes; 20% reservation for retired Agniveers in state policeArunachal Pradesh's Cabinet approved Rs 7,834 crore for four comprehensive schemes. This investment will improve roads and rural connectivi...
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as top illicit opium source; NCB flags India riskMyanmar has become the world's top source of illicit opium, surpassing Afghanistan due to its ongoing civil war and economic crisis. This s...
Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit US streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records showDEA agents in New Mexico allegedly allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills onto streets between 2023-2025, prioritizing larger case...
Comedian Andy Dick's shocking Hollywood sidewalk collapse after apparent overdoseComedian Andy Dick is reportedly recovering after an apparent drug overdose on a Hollywood sidewalk. Witnesses described him as unresponsiv...
Kratom addiction alarm grows in US as RFK Jr targets 7-OH: What is it and how can it impact your health?The FDA is considering scheduling 7-OH, a kratom byproduct, as an illicit drug due to addiction risks. Kratom, sold as a supplement for pai...
Jamie Lee Curtis regrets undergoing plastic surgery at just 25, reveals the reason behind her decisionJamie Lee Curtis recently recalled the reason that she claims had led her to getting the cosmetic procedure. She was just 25 in the 1980s w...
India bans production of two drugs ‘behind’ opioid crisis in West AfricaThe Drug Controller General of India has banned the production of tapentadol and carisoprodol after they were found to be illegally exporte...
CVS, Walmart, Walgreens agree to $13.8-B US opioid settlementCVS said Wednesday it had agreed to pay about $5 billion over 10 years, and Walgreens disclosed in a filing with the US Securities and Exch...
US pharmacy chains to pay $10 bn to settle opioid casesUS pharmacy chains CVS Health and Walgreens said Wednesday they had reached preliminary agreements to together pay more than $10 billion to...
J&J ordered to pay USD 572 million for opioid addiction crisisJ&J's shares rose about two percent to USD 130 in after-market trade following the decision.
Aurobindo eyes Mallinckrodt Opioids AgainThe US President has declared opioid addiction a public health emergency and drugmakers find themselves under scrutiny for allegedly contri...
Why opioid must worry India as much as USThese drugs work on the brain’s reward system, which gives the user “positive sensation” and euphoria.
Opioids can be silent killers if abusedIn 2010, according to the INCB, 99% of the global production of licit opium—580 tonnes—occurred in India.
- Punjab losing battle against drug addiction, says study
Punjab has lost the battle against drug addiction even before it has begun, a study by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Del...
AIIMS to start permanent centre for opiate addiction treatmentThe initiative would slash down the treatment cost nearly half of the therapy currently being followed country-wide to treat such patients.