During the operations, Ludhiana police recovered substantial quantities of narcotics including 11.5kg of opium, 93kg of poppy ...

While humans have used opioids for their medicinal benefits, the drug has paved the path of both treatment and tragedy.

Poppy seeds — a staple on bagels and in pastries — are at the center of a stunning public health scare that has already cost ...

Patiala: As part of their ongoing anti-drug campaign, Ropar police registered 51 cases, including 15 under the commercial ...

The San Diego Botanic Garden expands its collection of medicinal plants four-fold as scientists learn to harness their power.

Delhi Police incinerated over 1,600 kg of illicit narcotics valued at Rs 2,622 crore as part of their effort to achieve a ...

CHANDIGARH: Authorities in Haryana have uncovered illegal poppy cultivation on university campuses, with 400 poppy plants ...

More than one in three adults in the UK suffers from chronic pain — just under 28 million people, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice). But until now, the ...

A Paradoxical Problem: A Win in the Drug War ... them. Poppy fields were destroyed after the Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada decreed that it would be prohibited to grow them because ...

The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM ... An overdose can impair the respiratory system, leading to fatal consequences. While poppy seeds are safe for culinary use, other parts of the plant pose ...

Opium, a highly addictive non-synthetic drug is extracted from poppy plants. The police said a probe is on to confirm whether more individuals are involved in the racket.

The ban on growing opium poppy has devastating consequences for the Afghan rural population. The Taliban have yet to offer alternatives. Calls for international aid are growing louder.