India home to largest number of opiate users: UN report on drugs

Globally, 209 million consume cannabis, 61 million take opiods, 34 million use amphetamines, 21 million cocaine and 20 million use ecstasy  &…

Breaking bad: 8 Gaya villages shift away from growing opium

Economically viable crops, skill development encourage villagers

Here’s a look into the curious case of opium poppy cultivation in India

Unseasonable rains or hailstorms, such as the one in March this year, can be the last nail in the coffin with disastrous consequences for the …

In poll season, Punjab debates legalising poppy seed and opium farming

Proponents feel the two crops will help farmers, save Punjab’s groundwater and wean its youth from synthetic drugs

'India is one of the major hubs for illicit drug trade'

Report flags surge in sale and seizures of synthetic opioids, narcotic and designer drugs

Pristine Tasmania faces GM threat

Opium industry lobbies to lift moratorium on GM farming

Cancer experts call for easing regulations on narcotic drugs

Morphine, a drug which can help ease cancer pain, is banned in India