Neurochemistry
Jail Youth Who Abuse Tramor, Suggests Chief
Young Ghanaians found in possession of Tramadol should be punished with a minimum of a three-month prison term, the...
Over 524,191 Capsules and 3,001 Vials Tramadol Seized
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says it has seized 524,191 capsules and 3,001 vials of Tramadol over the past eleven...
Warning! ‘Takeaway’ Packs Pose Danger — Health Researcher
A health researcher is warning Ghanaians against the use styrofoams, popularly referred to as ‘takeaway’ packs, for...
Baby Sold By Drug-Addict Father In Bangladesh Returns To Mother
A Bangladeshi woman whose daughter was sold off by her drug-addicted husband described her joy Thursday at being...
Nayele’s $1.6m East Legon House To Be Sold By State
Financial and Tax division of the High Court has ordered the confiscation of property belonging to convicted drug...
Thai Polices Make $30m Drug Haul Linked To Laos Suspect
Thai police on Tuesday announced the seizure of drugs worth $30 million, including seven million methamphetamine...
Doping Ban Ends US Bobsled Brakeman Cruse’s Olympic Bid
J. C. Cruse, a bobsled brakeman hopeful for the 2018 Winter Olympics, has been issued a 16-month doping ban and won't...
Akomadan Youth Using Tramadol As Aphrodisiac
The youth of Akomadan and neighbouring villages in the Offinso North District of the Ashanti region are said to be...
US Charges 412 People For Health Fraud, Opioid Scams
US authorities announced charges Thursday against more than 400 people, many of them doctors and nurses, over health...
Opioid Maker Fined $35mn Over Shipments That Fed Addiction Crisis
Drug manufacturer Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals was fined $35 million Tuesday for supplying and not reporting suspicious...
9 Traders Arrested For Importing and Selling Illegal Drugs
The Ashanti Regional Police Drug Law Enforcement Unit, in partnership with the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) have...
Ghana Ranked 3rd Highest Cocaine Transit Point In Africa
Ghana has been ranked the third cocaine transit destination in Africa behind Nigeria and South Africa respectively....
Opium and Bananas Banned For Hong Kong Military Parade
Opium, umbrellas and fruit were all banned for reporters covering Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to a military...
Carrie Fisher Autopsy Reveals Cocaine, Ecstasy
Carrie Fisher had a mixture of drugs including cocaine and ecstasy in her system when she suffered a fatal mid-air...
An Addict Who ‘lived’ On Drugs For 19 Years
“I was at home taking my last straw of drugs when they came and arrested me”, he said, recounting the last bit of...
US Drug Overdose Deaths Soar In 2016
US drug overdose deaths surged 19 percent to at least 59,000 last year as deadly manufactured drugs like fentanyl...
Golden Triangle Narco-Gangs Churning Out New Highs, UN Warns
Southeast Asian drug cartels are diversifying the narcotics they produce, the UN's crime agency warned Wednesday, with...
Ohio Sues Five Drugmakers Over Role In Opioid Crisis
The US state of Ohio on Wednesday sued five major producers of prescription opioid medications, accusing them of lying...
3 Notorious Kumasi Robbers Arrested
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested three armed robbers said to have been robbing and terrorising...