Drugs

नशे की समस्या बड़ी है. पूरी दुनिया में लोग इससे प्रभावित हैं. भारत में भी ये समस्या काफी गंभीर है. पंजाब में नशे का कारोबार काफी ज्यादा है. यहां ड्रग्स का इस्तेमाल काफी ज्यादा होता है. इसी तरह आए दिन देश के अलग अलग हिस्सों से लोगों के कच्ची शराब पीने से मौत के मामले सामने आते रहते हैं. वैसे तो भारत में भी हर तरह का नशा लोग इस्तेमाल करते हैं लेकिन एम्स के सर्वे के मुताबिक नशे के लिए सबसे ज्यादा लोग अल्कोहॉल यानि अलग अलग तरह की शराब का इस्तेमाल करते हैं.

Mexico City, April 24, Three Mexican film students who disappeared last month in Jalisco state were murdered by a drug cartel and their bodies dissolved in acid, according to a top official.

Hyderabad, July 24, A Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Hyderabad drug racket grilled Telugu actor P. Navdeep for over 11 hours on Monday.

Bengaluru, June 24 (IANS) A consignment of drug ephedrine, weighing 475 kg and valued at Rs 24 crore, was seized at the city international airport's air cargo complex by the Customs' central intelligence unit, said an official on Saturday.

London, June 17, An Indian-origin pharmacist has been jailed by a court here for stealing prescription drugs worth 5,000 pounds ($6,405) and then selling them on the street.

New Delhi, June 6, A 21-year-old man was murdered for allegedly opposing a person using drugs in a public toilet here on Tuesday evening, a police officer said.

Bengaluru, May 28, Four Nigeria nationals and one from Ivory Coast were arrested for allegedly peddling cocaine in the city, said police on Sunday.

Chandigarh, May 19, In a joint operation with Punjab Police, the Border Security Force (BSF) seized eight kg of heroin in Punjab's Gurdaspur sector on Friday, a BSF officer said.

New Delhi, May 3, Two drug suppliers were arrested here with four kg of heroin valued at Rs 16 crore in the international market, police said on Wednesday.

Naples, April 18, Police in southern Italy on Tuesday arrested 30 people in an operation that targeted drug trafficking and other rackets allegedly by the Naples mafia's Orlando clan.

New Delhi, April 13, A gang of international drugs peddlers was busted with the arrested of its two key members who brought three kg heroin valued Rs 12 crore from Manipur and Myanmar to supply in Delhi and adjoining states,Delhi Police said on Wednesday.

New York, March 28 (IANS) People using gastric acid suppression medications may be at a higher risk of bacterium infection that can cause diseases ranging from diarrhoea to life-threatening colon inflammation, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, warned.

New York, March 2 (IANS) A new, smartphone controlled wireless patch that is wearable on the arm and uses electrical stimulation may help reduce pain of migraines without using drugs, researchers claim.

Kolkata, Feb 15 (IANS) Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have recovered 350 grams of heroin like powder and arrested three persons during a joint raid with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) from Murshidabad district of West Bengal.

New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) With drug menace being one of the major poll issues in Punjab, around 2,598 kgs of drugs and other narcotics valued at Rs 18.26 crore were seized in the state which went to polls on Saturday, the Election Commission said.