Great efforts needed to check drug abuse, says President Pranab
Speaking after giving away National Awards for Outstanding Services in the Field of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance, the President said alcoholism and drug abuse is a serious threat to a nation like India, which has a huge young population …
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Eminem: 'overdose nearly killed me', Kim Kardashian wants M for baby photos …
EMINEM has revealed how an addiction to prescription drugs nearly killed him in a new documentary. Meanwhile, Kim Kardashian is rumoured to be asking $ US2 million for the first pictures of her new baby, planning to donate the money to charity, and The …
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Drug addicts considered in New York’s Medicaid reforms
State officials are digging into the details of how to save money in the Medicaid program, and to the dismay of some local lawmakers they say the best way to to achieve that long-term goal is to add more preventative services, all while restructuring …
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Ocean City dealing with ‘overwhelming increase’ in heroin cases
In an effort to reverse an “overwhelming increase” in heroin abuse in Ocean City this year, police in Maryland’s largest beach resort launched a broad, weeks-long investigation into the local drug trade — resulting last week in the indictments of more …
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