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Justices side with doctors convicted in pain pill schemes

The Supreme Court has ruled for doctors who face criminal charges for overprescribing powerful pain medication, in a case arising from the opioid addiction crisis

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022

Editorial: Smoke and mirrors: On the FDA’s nicotine and vaping rulings

Count us fans of the Food and Drug Administration’s historic push to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes, which, in concert with a proposed ban on menthol-flavored cancer sticks, promises to liberate millions of Americans from deadly addiction. Cigarette smoking is responsible for nearly a half-million deaths in America per year,…

Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2022

Ayurveda doctors urge kids to stay off addiction

JAIPUR: In an effort to spread awareness against various forms of substance abuse, doctors from the National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) on Sunday organised a free medical camp and counselling session for street children in the slums of Shastri Nagar to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit…

The Times of India · Jun 27, 2022

Spreading awareness crucial to counter drug abuse, say experts

VISAKHAPATNAM: Though Andhra Pradesh has low proportion of drug users when compared to other states, the drug abuse and alcohol addiction have been driving 250 to 300 people, including women, to suicide a year for the past few years. Experts say government and enforcement agencies must focus on spreading scientific…

The Times of India · Jun 25, 2022

Drug addiction is more dangerous than COVID, says NTR District Collector

Educational institutions should rope in psychologists to counsel students: Dilli Rao

The Hindu · Jun 25, 2022

Leeds gambler says he has seen friends lives destroyed by 'devastating addiction'

David Jeffers goes to the bookies almost every day and says he's seen lives devastated

Leeds Live · Jun 25, 2022

Libertines star Pete Doherty's life now is unrecognisable from naughty heyday

Pete Doherty has transformed from his naughty heydays during his peak career in The Libertines - the star turned around his drug addiction and says his new vice is cheese on toast

Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2022

Drugs minister reads riot act on local authority bosses after damning verdict on Scotland's "disaster" drugs strategy

Angela Constance admitted a woeful performance and announced measures to force public bodies to follow orders on implementing same day treatment for addiction.

Daily Record · Jun 24, 2022

Ruthless gangsters will not stop preying on small town

Deprivation and addiction in one town have created a lucrative market for Merseyside dealers

Liverpool Echo · Jun 23, 2022

S Club 7's Jo O'Meara addresses fruit machine addiction struggle on ITV Lorraine

The singer became addicted to gambling when she was a part of the pop group

Liverpool Echo · Jun 23, 2022