Drug Abuse
What It’s Like to Run a Rehab Centre in Punjab, a State Plagued With Drug Addiction
Dr Sandeep Bhola sees about 100 patients a day, and has helped over 15,000. Yet, victory is miles away.
Opioid Overdose Deaths Go Up for New Moms after Childbirth. Here’s Why.
Following the shift in recovery focus to pregnancy and babies, states are recognizing that mothers have been cut out of the picture.
Three in Four Addicts in North India Start Abusing Drugs Before They're 20, New Study Finds
It also found that addicts spend up to Rs 2,000 on daily drug usage and pinpoints peer pressure, easy availability and unemployment as the main reasons behind the rampant addiction.
How I Lost Myself to India's Chemsex Scene and Overdosed, But Survived to Tell the Story
In the chemsex scene, drug abuse is more than just a health hazard.
The Indian Police Just Made Two of Its Biggest Ever Heroin Busts
Drugs worth Rs 2,700 crore were seized at the Pakistan border, while brown sugar worth Rs 100 crore was caught in Manipur.
We Found Evidence of Cocaine Use in the House of Commons
Our coke swabs—which turn blue when they detect the drug—picked up traces of coke in four of the nine locations we tested.
'Prince,' Today's Comic by Walt Dohrn
Movie director Walt Dohrn ruminates on his lifelong worship of Prince and the evils of addiction in this sixteen-page comic.
Ariana Grande, Mac Miller, and Why We Blame Women for Male Substance Abuse
Blaming a woman for her partner's self-harm isn't just cruel, it's symptomatic of our culture's biggest problems.
The Abortion I Had While Trying to Stay Clean
“I wanted a child, but logic told me I must terminate. What if I could not stay off drugs?”
Why Festivals Aren't Doing More to Keep Drug Users Safe
Some festivals are doing all they possibly can to reduce the harm from drugs, but others aren't doing nearly enough.
The Terrible Tales of a Lizard-Smoking, Blood-Drinking Satanic Cult in Aligarh
In a town with a reputation for religiousness, a group of Satan worshippers are among the faithful.
Rethinking My Broken Relationship with My Troubled Dad, Now That He’s Dead
No matter how much I tried to be a good daughter, he will always be the man I was literally and figuratively running from.