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Meta faces New Mexico trial that could force changes to Facebook, other platformsA New Mexico trial could force Meta to overhaul its social media platforms. The state accuses Meta of addicting young users and failing to ...04 May, 2026, 09.18 AM IST- No 'zombie drug', man seen in Thane video overdosed on pain medicine: PoliceThane police have clarified a viral video showing a disoriented man. The man was not under the influence of a 'zombie drug'. He had taken a...21 Apr, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
- What could come next for other social media firms as a jury finds Meta platforms harm childrenA New Mexico jury has fined Meta 375 million dollars. This is the first verdict in child safety trials against social media companies. The ...25 Mar, 2026, 09.11 PM IST
- 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...10 Dec, 2025, 01.51 PM IST
- 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...06 Aug, 2025, 09.23 PM IST
- 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...14 May, 2025, 07.19 PM IST
- 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...22 Feb, 2025, 11.39 PM IST
- 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...03 Nov, 2022, 12.07 AM IST
- 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...02 Nov, 2022, 08.55 PM IST
- Dr Reddy's settles patent litigation with Indivior, Aquestive TherapeuticsThe stipulation of dismissal was filed pursuant to a settlement agreement that the company entered into with Indivior and Aquestive, it add...30 Jun, 2022, 10.38 AM IST
- US pharma groups advance $25 billion opioid settlementThe three distributors, McKessen, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health, each "independently determined" that enough states and litigating ...25 Feb, 2022, 08.52 PM IST
- 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.27 Aug, 2019, 11.01 AM IST
- Aurobindo eyes Mallinckrodt Opioids AgainThe US President has declared opioid addiction a public health emergency and drugmakers find themselves under scrutiny for allegedly contri...23 May, 2018, 07.52 AM IST
- 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.28 Oct, 2017, 11.50 AM IST
- 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.25 Jun, 2016, 02.45 PM IST
- Punjab losing battle against drug addiction, says studyPunjab has lost the battle against drug addiction even before it has begun, a study by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Del...08 Feb, 2016, 11.41 AM IST
- 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.05 May, 2013, 01.26 PM IST
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