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TikTok has been likened to the addictive drug fentanyl by a US politician, due to its 'corrosive impact' on young Americans.Mike Gallagher, incoming US chairman of a new House select committee on China, described TikTok as 'digital…

Drug overdoses in the United States have risen sharply in the last two decades. Nearly 92,000 people died from overdoses of illegal drugs and prescription opioids in 2020 -- more than five times the number of deaths in the year 2000 -- and…

If there's one place you'll find an abundance of creativity in terms of recipes, it has to be the internet. Social media users often come up with all sorts of recipes by innovating using the same ingredients available in their kitchens.…

A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class action lawsuit against Epic Games, the developers of the popular video game Fortnite.The suit was first brought to the courts in 2019 by three Quebec parents who claimed that Fortnite was…

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Bollywood actor Ananya Panday has an undeniable love for food and we have seen it several times in the recent past. If you follow her on Instagram, you will find Ananya posting pictures of all her indulgences every now and then. Be it at…

Introduced in 2008, "Breaking Bad" made its debut the year after "Mad Men" put AMC on the map as a home for prestige storytelling. Coupled with FX's "The Shield" and "Nip/Tuck," those basic cable networks demonstrated what's considered…

A study published in the journal Pharmacological Research reveals the oligomeric molecular structure of the MOR-Gal1R complex, a component present in the brain which is involved in the analgesic and addictive effects of certain opioids. The…

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A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a small, soft, flexible implant that relieves pain on demand and without the use of drugs. The first-of-its-kind device could provide a much-needed alternative to opioids and…