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'Son struggled with drug addiction, mental illness': Punjab ex-DGP, family denies involvement in Aqil Akhtar's death
22 Oct 2025 18:44 GMT
… were getting him treated for addiction, including at PGIMER Chandigarh, … been getting him treated for addiction, but he would relapse. … , struggled with Aqil’s drug addiction for years, according to … Chandigarh. My son was addicted to psychotropic drugs, and …
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'Remarkable' milestone as 1,000 quit smoking through programme
22 Oct 2025 20:38 GMT
… Lung Cancer Screening programme.
Smoking is responsible for around 70 … are widely known, but tobacco addiction is a disease and it … it also provides free stop smoking support.
“This is particularly … quit with support and stop-smoking treatment.
“For LCS, if …
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Drug dealer jailed on the day he becomes a father to twins
22 Oct 2025 22:14 GMT
… removing bags. Officers suspected a drug exchange and called for assistance … life and long struggled with drug addiction but had maintained employment and … prisoner’ who had overcome his addiction while in custody.
Deemster Graeme …
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Sopranos creator David Chase to write HBO limited series on CIA drug program
22 Oct 2025 21:49 GMT
… counterculture, as he introduced the drug to the CIA in the … , however, were mental patients, prisoners, drug addicts, and sex workers coerced or … misled into drug dosages that in some cases …
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Richard Hogan: Vaping is not a healthy alternative to smoking — full stop
22 Oct 2025 19:16 GMT
… not a healthy alternative to smoking cigarettes; we have all … who owns them? British American Tobacco. It would be laughable, … at least he isn’t smoking real cigarettes.”
They express that … priming our children to become addicts. Parents must change how …
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Cleveland homeless addiction program is on hold but may soon return
22 Oct 2025 22:04 GMT
… health crisis, for an addiction crisis, for a physical … and death from accidental drug overdoses, including through use … obtain health care and addiction treatment.
Synthetic kratom risks … homeless population faces another addiction threat from a synthetic …
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Two arrested in Parsons; over a pound of meth seized
22 Oct 2025 22:05 GMT
… methamphetamine, marijuana, along with drug paraphernalia and items
consistent … marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Itwas also determined … and
destructive impact that drug offenders have on our … these networks that feed addiction and crime in our …
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Former ‘Drug Czar’ joins Gulf Coast leaders to fight against opioid crisis
22 Oct 2025 20:19 GMT
… most urgent challenges — opioid addiction.
The “Reimagining the Opioid … House Office of National Drug Control Policy — often … organizations working to fight addiction. Door to Serenity was … Drug Czar” - Keynote Speaker presenting “The Opposite of Addiction …
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Tobacco control advocates lament introduction of nicotine products to youths
22 Oct 2025 19:10 GMT
… issued in Abuja, the Nigerian Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA), Corporate … 13 to 15 are already addicted to e-cigarettes, with … a pipeline of young addicts so shareholders can keep … framework capable of curbing nicotine addiction if fully implemented, stressing …
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Kazakhstan Proposes Cash Rewards for Citizens Who Report Drug Crimes
22 Oct 2025 19:07 GMT
… improving legislation related to drug enforcement. Penalties for drug trafficking have been … can identify drug use within minutes and help detect addiction at an … highlighted tougher penalties for synthetic drug production, including new legislation introduced …