Drug Addiction

People with substance use disorder at higher risk of experiencing adverse effects of COVID-19, suggests study

The scientists found that patients with SUD have compromised lungs and cardiovascular system which increases their susceptibility to COVID-19 infection.

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking: Tackling criminal network key to sustainable development

The United Nations has sought to emphasise that tackling drug abuse leads directly to both health and justice, which are two sides of the same coin.

Welcome to New Seelampur in the NCR, where drugs are sold, consumed in the open

A mere 20 kilometres away from the NCB headquarters is New Seelampur, where drug consumption is rampant

Drug addiction is a medical problem: Here's how you can help someone who's dependent on a psychoactive substance

Recognising the signs in a loved one or a friend can be the first, and perhaps the most important step, to getting them the assistance they need.

Google Doodle celebrates psychologist Dr Herbert Kleber for his pioneering work in unravelling drug addiction

Dr Kleber viewed addiction not as a moral failure, but as a condition that needs treatment with a combination of research, medication and therapy.

Euphoria review: Zendaya-led HBO drama is subversive when not obsessed with magnifying sexual violence

Euphoria is a self-admittedly dark series, peppered with problems like teenage anxiety, toxic masculinity, porn, sex and drugs.

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking: India among major hubs for illegal trading of narcotics

Over the last couple of decades, drug consumption has become one of the gravest problems affecting the children and youth of the country.

Firstpost Editor's Picks: NOTA in Bihar, China-US trade dispute, French Open 2019; today's must-read stories

Firstpost Editor's Picks: NOTA in Bihar, China-US trade dispute, French Open 2019; today's must-read stories

Manoj Tiwari camouflaging himself in Modi's shadow, says Dilip Pandey, claims fight in North East Delhi between AAP, BJP

"Only somebody who lives in North East Delhi will understand what it feels like to get stuck in traffic congestion of Sonia Vihar, Wazirabad Bridge, Seelampur Square," said Dilip Pandey who is contesting from the North East Delhi constituency in Lok Sabha Elections 2019

Ben Is Back movie review: Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges are riveting in this moving mother-son drama

Watch Ben Is Back. There is no grandiose cinematography or gimmicky storytelling or grandstanding. It is a stripped down story; a story about how little we know the ones we love, about how much we love them anyway, and the lengths to which we're willing to go to keep them safe.