drug abuse
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Twenty-eight-year old Ambrose Begay died after a fentanyl overdose under a tree 125 yards from his home on the Alamo Navajo reservation in southern New Mexico two years ago. He is among a generation of young Native Americans losing their lives to drug overdoses in increasing numbers even as such deaths decline nationwide. Begay’s grandfather,…
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Liam Payne’s final hours have been detailed by a judge as five people are charged over his death. Three people have been charged with negligent homicide – similar to manslaughter in UK law – and two have been charged with supplying drugs, the Argentinian Public Prosecutor’s Office said. The 31-year-old pop star died after he fell from a…
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The Assad regime in Syria came toppling down in lightning speed after rebel forces led a days-long offensive across the country and captured the capital, Damascus, on Sunday, with President Bashar Assad ultimately fleeing to Russia. How did it happen so quickly? Some Syrian analysts, as well as the Biden administration, have pointed to Assad’s chief…
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Nigeria has a multifactorial health system and a large but young population. The major causes of morbidity and mortality are communicable diseases, and these are generally managed using antimicrobial drugs whose usefulness is being threatened by antimicrobial resistance. AMR threatens all countries in different ways and to varying extents. This document lays out the situation…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says its operatives have arrested a notorious drug dealer, 45-year-old Godwin Emuneyin, who is physically challenged and uses his wheelchair as cover to deal in illicit substances such as methamphetamine and cannabis in Afuze, headquarters of Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State. NDLEA said the suspect…
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Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, has decried a report by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime in Nigeria, indicating that 14.4% of citizens aged between 15 and 64 abuse drugs, which he said is significantly higher than the global average of 5.6%. Obi also blamed leadership failure in the country,…
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Key Takeaways Reed McCaskill was 15 the first time he went to treatment for drug addiction, brought about by painkillers after multiple severe sports injuries. From there, he shifted to heroin, then to fentanyl. “At that point, I’d stopped caring about doing other drugs and, any other substance, it was like, ‘Yeah, fentanyl is the thing I…
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15 COMMONEST DRUGS THAT NIGERIANS ABUSE, AND THEIR SIDE EFFECTS. This compilation is from nationwide submissions. Check to see which you take, please, and take necessary action to save your life. DICLOFENAC A lot of people pop these pills for pains, menstrual pains and Bone pains the so called “RHEUMATISM.” Long-term dangers from overusing Diclofenac…
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There is no clear evidence that depression is caused by low serotonin levels, researchers have said, as they called into question the widespread use of antidepressants. The new review of existing studies found that the condition is not likely caused by a chemical imbalance and said people should be made aware of other options for…
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An epidemic has hit Igboland. No one is safe. Gory tales litter the space. On October 19, 2021, a boy allegedly killed his father in Adazi Ani in Anambra State and took the father’s N50, 000 just to buy “Mkpuru mmiri.” He was apprehended by youths of the community, beaten to stupor and burnt alive.…
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On August 2, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new round of tariffs on Chinese imports. In a tweet, he blamed China for failing to stop fentanyl trafficking to the U.S., which he said was responsible for thousands of deaths due to drug overdose. Fentanyl and its chemical analogs are at the heart of an…
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More than 1,100 people died from drugs in Scotland last year, new figures indicate, the worst level since records began. There were 1,187 drug-related deaths registered in 2018 – above 1,000 for the first time and up 253 (27%) on the previous year. The National Records of Scotland statistics indicate Scotland’s drug death rate is…
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People with bad habits appreciate themselves more if they successfully call it quits. When the habit turns out dangerous or life-threatening and a superstar is involved, then a divine intervention is needed. Thank God that Demi Lovato made it through hell.
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“I made a huge mistake,” she said. “I have let my fans down and let the sport down that I have been playing since the age of four, that I love so deeply. “I know that with this I face consequences and I don’t want to end my career this way. I really hope to…
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