dangerously good drugsIndians Are Consuming High Volumes of Unapproved Antibiotics: Lancet Study The study comes at a time when antibiotic resistance is a growing health crisis, indicating the need for strong monitoring systems. By Amlan Sarkar
High Time For Another HitThe Buzz Cut: Govt Drug Agency Chases Familiar High of Charging Same Woman With the Same Thing This week in The Buzz Cut: a drug agency gets its next fix, a woman is stanned for being a doll, and trolls find food as the world burns. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Micro PlacebosUntrending: Microdosing LSD May Be No Better Than a Placebo The largest study of microdosing to date found participants who took a placebo experienced similar effects. By Aditi Murti
Help Or Fix?Breakthrough Treatment Could Make People With Dwarfism Taller. Some Say It’s Unethical. Some are seeing it as an unwarranted method of ‘fixing’ or ‘curing’ something that doesn’t need to be fixed or cured. By Rajvi Desai
Psychedelic In Pain OutLSD Microdosing Can Increase Pain Tolerance Without Causing Mind‑Altering Effects: Study Subjects experienced pain tolerance similar to what oxycodone or morphine provide, without any of the addictive properties of those painkillers. By Aditi Murti
Are You Tripping?Scientists Explain How Psychedelic Drugs Can Lead People to Lose Their Sense of Self How the brain perceives altered realities caused by psychedelic drugs could help scientists better understand altered realities caused by mental health issues. By Rajvi Desai
Bitter Pill To SwallowParacetamol 40% More Expensive After Coronavirus Causes Shutdown in China A majority of raw material for popular drugs in India is imported from China. By Rajvi Desai
No ReliefWhat Are Opioid Painkillers and How Do They Lead to Addiction? As multiple lawsuits batter opioid painkiller manufacturers in the U.S., lack of awareness readies India for a potential addiction crisis. By Aditi Murti
Trip Towards HealingWith Dedicated Research, MDMA Could Become Psychiatric Medicine Current research states that pure MDMA, different from the street drug Ecstasy, can help cure alcohol addiction and PTSD. By Aditi Murti
StubbedNetflix Pledges to Curb Smoking in Upcoming Original Shows Viewers are questioning why smoking should go, but not other 'vices.' By Anubhuti Matta
Weed Out The BSWe’re Living With A False Sense of Security About Marijuana The recent worldwide trend of promoting marijuana use doesn't take into account one important factor: we have no credible research into its effects. By Rajvi Desai
In EcstasyStudy Suggests MDMA Could Help People With PTSD, Autism The drug can reopen a part of the brain that rewards social connections. By Nadia Nooreyezdan
Sonic BenderDo Audio Drugs Really Get You High? Binaural beats may trick your brain but they don't exactly make you trip. By Nadia Nooreyezdan
Too Good To Be TrueBrain‑Enhancing ‘Smart Drugs’ Promise a Boost in Creativity, Memory But do nootropics actually work? By Nadia Nooreyezdan
drugsWhat’s Really Going On With Teenagers and Drugs With the Central Board of Film Certification proposing to slash 89 scenes that depict Punjab’s drug problem in the upcoming Udta Punjab, to reports of opium busts in Manipur and ephedrine busts in Thane, drugs have been in the news a By The Swaddle Team
