The US witnessed an increase in synthetic opioid-related deaths after 2013, mainly due to the rapid proliferation of ...

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement, officials in Mass. and ...

Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion ...

It has been subtle and always a bit in the background but there seems to be a new war against alcohol. Use of alcohol by you, me, and our friends consuming the myriad versions, mixes, of the chemical ...

A joint operation by the Kangpokpi District Police and two platoons of the 133 Bn. CRPF led to the destruction of 25 acres of ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seeking public and industry comments on poppy seeds and high-protein yogurt. Poppy ...

In a recent request for information, the agency is turning its attention to how define and regulate high-protein yogurt and ...

On Thursday, security forces and forest department personnel cleared 90 acres of poppy plants and burned 12 huts. The mission is part of the War on Drugs campaign, spearheaded by combined forces.

Midazolam, by the way, is part of a chemically unrelated family of sedatives called benzodiazepines. These are used during surgery to keep people calm and relaxed.

police and forest department officials jointly destroyed poppy plants spread across 5 acres in Hunterganj block's Luta village, Chatra. The joint team, equipped with three tractors and an earth ...

So, “opiates” is used specifically for natural derivatives of the poppy plant (such as morphine), while “opioids” are synthetic drugs (such as fentanyl) that work on the same receptor.

Cannabis for religious purposes, cocaine in wine and heroin for coughs. These are just some of the ways illicit drugs have ...