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French Lawmaker Caught Buying Designer Drug In Street Deal
A French far-left lawmaker admitted on Tuesday to having been caught by police after purchasing a synthetic drug from an underage supplier in a street deal, earning him a sharp rebuke from France's law-and-order interior minister.
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What Are Nootropics? Brain-Boosters Types, Benefits, And Side Effects
Nootropics, often referred to as "smart drugs" or cognitive enhancers, encompass a diverse range of natural compounds, synthetic substances, and pharmaceutical drugs.
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Prison Guards In UK Hospitalised After Inmates Spike Staff Curry With Dangerous Drug
Inmates at HMP Swaleside in Kent allegedly spiked a staff curry with the synthetic drug Spice, hospitalizing several guards and prompting the CJWU to demand an investigation into security lapses.
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Study Shows Inhaling Fentanyl May Lead To Irreversible Brain Damage
Inhaling the synthetic opioid fentanyl -- approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use as pain relief and anaesthetic -- can cause irreversible brain damage, according to a new study today.
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Mexico Warns Of "Zombie Drug" Xylazine Found In Opioids On US Border
The findings come amid concerns about fentanyl use rising within Mexico. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid responsible for tens of thousands of overdose deaths in the US each year.
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US To Urge Global Action On Fentanyl Amid Synthetic Drug Crisis
The United States will call for global action on synthetic drugs including fentanyl, which has killed thousands of Americans, at a UN conference Friday, the State Department said.
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Drug 50 Times Powerful Than Fentanyl Spreading Across UK, Causes "Holes" In Skin
Nitazenes were first discovered in the UK in 2021, from a sample of white powder found in the back of a taxi in Wakefield.
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China Warns Against Selling Of Narcotic Producing Chemicals After US Deal
China's narcotics control agency has warned against the manufacture and sale of substances that can be used to make illegal drugs, a day after President Xi Jinping said China would stem the export of items used to make the opioid fentanyl.
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Explained: Biden-Xi Deal On Fentanyl, Cause Of 70,000 Deaths In US
United States President Joe Biden said Wednesday China will take steps to tackle the flow of fentanyl - a synthetic opioid responsible for the death of over 70,000 people last year - into the country.
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Excise Official, 2 Others Arrested With Drugs In Kerala
Three persons, including an excise official, were held with banned synthetic drug MDMA from nearby Anchal in Kollam district of Kerala on Thursday, police said.
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American Teens Falling Prey To Deadly Fentanyl: Report
America's opioid crisis has reached catastrophic proportions, with over 80,000 people dying of opioid overdoses last year, most of them due to illicit synthetics such as fentanyl -- more than seven times the number a decade ago.
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African Drug-Trafficker Arrested With Drugs Worth Rs 1.5 Crore In Bengaluru
An African, involved in international drug-trafficking, was arrested here and synthetic drugs worth Rs 1.5 crore were seized from him, a senior officer of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer said on Friday.
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Antibody Drug Cuts Deaths From Some Severe Covid Patients: Study
A cocktail of synthetic antibodies reduces deaths among severe Covid patients who are unable to mount a strong immune response, results from a major clinical trial showed Wednesday.
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Antibody Therapy Given To Trump For Covid Gets US Emergency Approval
A Covid-19 antibody therapy used to treat President Donald Trump was approved by the US drug regulator on Saturday for people who aren't yet hospitalized by the disease but are at high risk.
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Karnataka Customs Officials Seize Rs 1.2 Crore Worth Ecstasy Pills
In a major haul, synthetic drugs worth Rs 1.2 crore, concealed inside a massager and sent as a parcel, were seized at the Foreign Post office here by the Customs, an official said on Thursday.
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French Lawmaker Caught Buying Designer Drug In Street Deal
A French far-left lawmaker admitted on Tuesday to having been caught by police after purchasing a synthetic drug from an underage supplier in a street deal, earning him a sharp rebuke from France's law-and-order interior minister.
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What Are Nootropics? Brain-Boosters Types, Benefits, And Side Effects
Nootropics, often referred to as "smart drugs" or cognitive enhancers, encompass a diverse range of natural compounds, synthetic substances, and pharmaceutical drugs.
-
Prison Guards In UK Hospitalised After Inmates Spike Staff Curry With Dangerous Drug
Inmates at HMP Swaleside in Kent allegedly spiked a staff curry with the synthetic drug Spice, hospitalizing several guards and prompting the CJWU to demand an investigation into security lapses.
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Study Shows Inhaling Fentanyl May Lead To Irreversible Brain Damage
Inhaling the synthetic opioid fentanyl -- approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use as pain relief and anaesthetic -- can cause irreversible brain damage, according to a new study today.
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Mexico Warns Of "Zombie Drug" Xylazine Found In Opioids On US Border
The findings come amid concerns about fentanyl use rising within Mexico. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid responsible for tens of thousands of overdose deaths in the US each year.
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US To Urge Global Action On Fentanyl Amid Synthetic Drug Crisis
The United States will call for global action on synthetic drugs including fentanyl, which has killed thousands of Americans, at a UN conference Friday, the State Department said.
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Drug 50 Times Powerful Than Fentanyl Spreading Across UK, Causes "Holes" In Skin
Nitazenes were first discovered in the UK in 2021, from a sample of white powder found in the back of a taxi in Wakefield.
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China Warns Against Selling Of Narcotic Producing Chemicals After US Deal
China's narcotics control agency has warned against the manufacture and sale of substances that can be used to make illegal drugs, a day after President Xi Jinping said China would stem the export of items used to make the opioid fentanyl.
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Explained: Biden-Xi Deal On Fentanyl, Cause Of 70,000 Deaths In US
United States President Joe Biden said Wednesday China will take steps to tackle the flow of fentanyl - a synthetic opioid responsible for the death of over 70,000 people last year - into the country.
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Excise Official, 2 Others Arrested With Drugs In Kerala
Three persons, including an excise official, were held with banned synthetic drug MDMA from nearby Anchal in Kollam district of Kerala on Thursday, police said.
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American Teens Falling Prey To Deadly Fentanyl: Report
America's opioid crisis has reached catastrophic proportions, with over 80,000 people dying of opioid overdoses last year, most of them due to illicit synthetics such as fentanyl -- more than seven times the number a decade ago.
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African Drug-Trafficker Arrested With Drugs Worth Rs 1.5 Crore In Bengaluru
An African, involved in international drug-trafficking, was arrested here and synthetic drugs worth Rs 1.5 crore were seized from him, a senior officer of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer said on Friday.
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Antibody Drug Cuts Deaths From Some Severe Covid Patients: Study
A cocktail of synthetic antibodies reduces deaths among severe Covid patients who are unable to mount a strong immune response, results from a major clinical trial showed Wednesday.
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Antibody Therapy Given To Trump For Covid Gets US Emergency Approval
A Covid-19 antibody therapy used to treat President Donald Trump was approved by the US drug regulator on Saturday for people who aren't yet hospitalized by the disease but are at high risk.
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Karnataka Customs Officials Seize Rs 1.2 Crore Worth Ecstasy Pills
In a major haul, synthetic drugs worth Rs 1.2 crore, concealed inside a massager and sent as a parcel, were seized at the Foreign Post office here by the Customs, an official said on Thursday.
