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Drug addicts in need of reintegration
In the absence of rehabilitation facilities and smuggler monitoring, drug abuse cases have spiralled uncontrollably
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E-cigarettes : New addiction of choice for youth
City has many vape shops with large customer bases, providing nicotine products at various price levels
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11% K-P population uses ‘hard drugs’
CM Azam says drug situation is alarming
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Scientists map brain network linked to addiction
Researchers studied 129 patients who were daily smokers when they had a brain lesion
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New film on Amy Winehouse recounts her harrowing rise to fame, struggles with addiction
'Reclaiming Amy' features interviews of the six-time Grammy Award winner’s friends who recall her happy, dark life.
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Moral Combat: The Video Game Debate
Violent video games have been linked to violence in real life, while excess can be harmful, links remain inconclusive
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‘Korangi produced big names but drug addiction has marred its youth’
Karachi mayor inaugurates aquarium at Korangi zoo, decries lack of funds
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CS orders setting up of drug rehab centres in three cities
The CS also directed on taking measures to control use of narcotics in educational institutes, jails
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Batti Chowk safe haven for drug addicts
Monument was built at site, at a cost of millions of rupees, in the middle of the city
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Trial set to open in massive US opioid lawsuit
A study released this week estimates opioid epidemic cost the US economy at least $631 billion from 2015 to 2018
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Dangerous trend: Pakistan tops the Gutka consumption chart
Around 75% of oral cancers in Pakistan can be attributed to the widespread consumption of addictive concoctions
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In Morocco, heroin addiction sweeps cannabis corridor
People are shooting up or smoking heroin alongside Rachid in the squat, located behind a police station in M'diq
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Keeping addicts out of schools
According to estimates, there are 7.6 million drug addicts in Pakistan
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Afridi vows to set up new rehab centres
17,000 drug addicts have been treated at the MATRC, thus far
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Fighting addiction: Experts demand survey on drug abuse
Rehab centre in Quetta shut down due to lack of staff
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I've relapsed over the past year: Backstreet Boys member on struggle with addiction
AJ McLean was admitted to rehab in 2001, 2002 and 2011
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Gutka and mainpuri sale in Thatta worries officials
There is a need to devise a comprehensive plan to get rid of these menaces says Hyderabad commissioner
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Qadir Baloch urges youth to say no to drugs
Former SAFRON minister says youth should indulge in sports as drug addiction has paralysed them mentally, physically
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Apple should address youth phone addiction
Jana and CalSTRS also asked the tech giant to study the impact of excessive phone use on mental health
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Crystal meth gains popularity among youth
It is commonly used in posh areas of Karachi, says police official
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Faisalabad becomes haven for drug abuse as 700 dens identified
Dealers have also established an underground network of drug addiction in educational institutions
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Gutka addiction takes city by storm
Despite ban by local authorities, cigarette stalls openly selling gutka
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Police form new unit to make city drug-free
ANU will work in coordination with ANF, educational institutes and courts
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Is your Facebook obsession feeding a personality disorder?
Research shows some unmistakable correlations between social media use and what’s known as “grandiose narcissism”
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Ask Asad: I'm a 16-year-old smoker – how do I quit?
At first, it was one cigarette per week but as of now, it is four cigarettes per day
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From rough patch to stable grounds
Melanie Griffith opens up on battling addiction, multiple marriages and cosmetic surgery
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Ask Asad: My father is a compulsive gambler – how do I help him quit?
Our family has earned a bad reputation and we live in stress because of my father’s gambling addiction
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‘More than 8 million people addicted to drugs in Pakistan’
Experts call for immediate measures to curb addiction menace.
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Islamabad woman set on fire by husband dies
Already on judicial remand, husband has been charged with her death
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Tipping Point
Recovering heroin addicts recount how they encountered one of the most addictive substances known to man
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How to quit your smartphone addiction, according to science
According to Gallup, 72 per cent of smartphone users check their phone every hour
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Facebook 'could affect the brain in similar way to cocaine'
Technology-related addictions have neural features similar to substance and gambling craze, finds new study
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Blast outside Lakki Marwat police lines kills 2
Blast occurred when policemen fired shots at a terrorist planting a bomb outside the police lines.
 
    































