Trump vows to lower drug prices in the US by up to 80%

Published 2025/05/11 Joe Miller in Washington President promises to defy industry pressure and dramatically cut cost of pharmaceuticals Donald Trump plans to use his executive powers to force pharmaceutical companies to drastically reduce the ...

Children aged 12 hooked on ketamine, police say

【2025/05/04/BBC】 Illegal ketamine usage has risen to record levels nationally, according to data Children as young as 12 are getting hooked on ketamine in Lancashire, police have said. Fifteen people have recently been arrested in ...

Childhood trauma link to adolescent substance use and unexpected blood pressure effects

Childhood trauma raises the risk of harmful alcohol use, smoking, and drug use by age 18, according to a new study from the Department of Psychology. Published on Thursday 1 May 2025 Source: Adobe Stock A new study ...

Woman who overcame addiction now helping others

Christopher Mace Chloe Harcombe BBC News, Gloucestershire 4/24 Sophie was helped by the Nelson Trust and now works for the charity A mother-of-two who was helped by a rehabilitation organisation said she is "overrun" ...

Education“Mind Matters” Awareness Drive on First Aid and Drug Abuse Enlightens Students at SKUAST-K under IRTIQA 2025

ByKNS Desk Srinagar (https://www.knskashmir.com/author.aspx?id=1) (https://www.facebook.com/KnsKashmir?mibextid=ZbWKwL) Posted on Apr 27, 2025 | Updated on Apr 27, 2025 Srinagar, April 27 (KNS): As part of the 2 weeks Program , ...

'Running helped us recover from addiction'

13 April 2025 Grace Wood BBC News, Yorkshire Recovery Runners Dean Smith and Jamie Heselden (front) set up the Recovery Runners club in Leeds A running club that helps people overcome drug and alcohol addiction is ...

Almost 26,000 drug addicts sought treatment in last 3 years

SHABIR IBN YUSUF April 18, 2025 (https://www.greaterkashmir.com/kashmir/almost-26000-drug-addicts-sought-treatment-in-last-3-years/) 12:00 am In terms of inpatient admissions—cases requiring prolonged medical and psychiatric ...

AI screening for opioid use disorder associated with fewer hospital readmissions

NIH-supported clinical trial shows AI tool as effective as healthcare providers in generating referrals to addiction specialists April 3, 2025 Image Getty Images supersizer ...

Drug abuse menace: Corrective measures contemplated to uproot menace of drug abuse

Farzana Syed April 14, 2025 1:30 am Encouraging youths' participation in sports, establishing de -addiction centers instrumental in curbing drug abuse Jammu, Apr 13: To uproot the prevalent menace of drug abuse in the Union Territory of Jammu ...

Taiwan study reveals ketamine use in 80% of drug-using teens

Reporter TVBS News Staff (https://news.tvbs.com.tw/news/searchresult/news?search_text=TVBS%20News%20Staff)Release time：2025/04/07 20:00 Taiwan tracks alarming ketamine use among adolescents (Courtesy of NHRI) TAIPEI (TVBS News) — ...

Laughing gas drivers 'a massive problem' - council

Chris Young Local Democracy Reporting Service 2025/04/08 Car parks in the district had become "hot spots" for the use of nitrous oxide, councillors heard Drivers inhaling nitrous oxide from balloons is a ...

NKY organizations combating drug abuse, helping those in recovery receive grant money

2025/03/28 By: Sam Harasimowicz (https://www.wcpo.com/sam-harasimowicz) Photo by: Shutterstock A study finds that despite the ability of medication-assisted treatment drugs like methadone and buprenorphine to save the lives of people who've ...