Nitazenes: An Emerging Synthetic Opioid Threat and Why we Must Pay Attention

CONTRIBUTED By Dr Mohd Farooq Parey ,MD MRCEM,FRCEM , Speciality certificate in acute medicine Specialist Emergency medicine in University Hospital of Morecambe bay NHS foundation Trust ,UK The global opioid crisis is entering a new and more dangerous phase with the emergence of nitazenes, a group of highly potent synthetic opioids that have been linked […]

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ALCOHOL ABUSE. IS IT A SERIOUS PROBLEM? LET SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH DECIDE!

Contributed by Dr Arif Magrabi MBBS . MD Senior consultant Psychiatrist Author can be mailed at arifmaghribi@yahoo.com Many will think why talk of alcohol ? Well firstly both cigarette smoking and alcohol are included in drug abuse according to International classification of Diseases[I.C.D] WHO has again and again said no amount of alcohol is safe. […]

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CANCER AND ITS IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH.

Contributed by Dr.Arif Maghribi Khan Consultant psychiatrist  email: arifmaghribi@yahoo.com According to the WHO theme of World Cancer Day 2024 the theme is  “Close the Care Gap”. The campaign is all about understanding and recognizing the inequities in cancer care around the globe.’ Every single one of us has the ability to make a difference, large […]

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