![Health over handcuffs: A public health approach to drug use Health over handcuffs: A public health approach to drug use](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-07/41720702927_TBdrug.jpg)
Health over handcuffs: A public health approach to drug use
Treating drug use as a health and social issue is a promising way to improve outcomes for people who use drugs.
Sun Jul 14 2024
![LA police probe how 'Friends' star Matthew Perry obtained lethal ketamine dose LA police probe how 'Friends' star Matthew Perry obtained lethal ketamine dose](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-05/61716355760_tbMatthewPerry.jpg)
LA police probe how 'Friends' star Matthew Perry obtained lethal ketamine dose
Medical examiner concluded that Matthew Perry succumbed to an accidental drug overdose and drowning, with no foul play suspected.
Wed May 22 2024
![Biden, Xi's 'blunt' talks yield deals on military, fentanyl Biden, Xi's 'blunt' talks yield deals on military, fentanyl](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-11/41700097000_JoeBiden.jpg)
Biden, Xi's 'blunt' talks yield deals on military, fentanyl
Biden and Xi agreed China would stem the export of items related to the production of the opioid fentanyl, a leading cause of drug overdoses in the US.
Thu Nov 16 2023
![Eats, snorts and bereaves: Killer 'Cocaine Bear' grips Hollywood Eats, snorts and bereaves: Killer 'Cocaine Bear' grips Hollywood](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-02/71677492312_CocaineBear.jpg)
Eats, snorts and bereaves: Killer 'Cocaine Bear' grips Hollywood
The movie hopes to shake up Hollywood with its very loosely based-on-a-true-story tale of a giant, wild bear who overdosed on narcotics.
Mon Feb 27 2023
![Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne tell serial killer story in 'The Good Nurse' Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne tell serial killer story in 'The Good Nurse'](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-10/81665558835_TheGoodNurse.jpg)
Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne tell serial killer story in 'The Good Nurse'
This is the true story of a male nurse who murdered up to hundreds of patients in US hospitals by secretly administering drug overdoses.
Wed Oct 12 2022
![Man jailed three years for causing disabled boy to overdose on drugs Man jailed three years for causing disabled boy to overdose on drugs](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-06/51656396780_Bapasepupubudakma.jpg)
Man jailed three years for causing disabled boy to overdose on drugs
A trader was sentenced to three years jail by the Sessions Court today for causing a child with special needs to overdose on methamphetamine and morphine.
Tue Jun 28 2022
![Autopsy shows 'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams died of drug overdose Autopsy shows 'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams died of drug overdose](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-09/41632535746_MichaelWilliams.jpg)
Autopsy shows 'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams died of drug overdose
Williams, 54, was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment on Sept. 6, and police sources said at the time that drug paraphernalia was discovered at the scene.
Sat Sep 25 2021
![Non-binary Demi Lovato blames drug overdose on 'ignoring my truth' Non-binary Demi Lovato blames drug overdose on 'ignoring my truth'](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2016-10/61475659846_DemiLovato.jpg)
Non-binary Demi Lovato blames drug overdose on 'ignoring my truth'
Lovato said the decision to use the pronouns they/them had come after "a lot of healing & self-reflective work."
Thu May 20 2021
![Rapper, actor DMX, five-time Billboard chart topper, dead at 50 Rapper, actor DMX, five-time Billboard chart topper, dead at 50](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-04/61617987697_rapperDMX.jpg)
Rapper, actor DMX, five-time Billboard chart topper, dead at 50
American rapper and actor Earl Simmons, known by the stage name DMX or Dark Man X, died on Friday, after suffering a heart attack.
Fri Apr 09 2021
![Demi Lovato reveals teen rape as tell-all documentary opens SXSW Demi Lovato reveals teen rape as tell-all documentary opens SXSW](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-03/41615974346_DEMILOVATO.jpg)
Demi Lovato reveals teen rape as tell-all documentary opens SXSW
The four episodes contain new details of sexual assaults suffered by Lovato, including an attack on the night of her overdose.
Wed Mar 17 2021
!['Overdose' dadah? Penyanyi genit Demi Lovato dikejarkan ke hospital 'Overdose' dadah? Penyanyi genit Demi Lovato dikejarkan ke hospital](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2018-07/71532505629_demi-lovato-dadah-header.jpg)
'Overdose' dadah? Penyanyi genit Demi Lovato dikejarkan ke hospital
Penyanyi Demi Lovato dimasukkan ke hospital di Los Angeles disebabkan pengambilan dadah jenis heroin secara berlebihan.
Wed Jul 25 2018
![South Korea gives pop idol T.O.P. suspended jail term for smoking weed South Korea gives pop idol T.O.P. suspended jail term for smoking weed](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2017-07/41500543152_TOPsinger.jpg)
South Korea gives pop idol T.O.P. suspended jail term for smoking weed
The use of marijuana is illegal and considered a serious crime in South Korea, but the severity of punishment has eased from the past.
Thu Jul 20 2017
![Weed and snail venom may replace addictive opioid painkillers Weed and snail venom may replace addictive opioid painkillers](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-04/71459695858_InjectionSyringe.jpg)
Weed and snail venom may replace addictive opioid painkillers
In the wake of mounting overdoses and deaths from the opioid-addiction crisis sweeping across the US, drugmakers are racing to come up with safer painkillers.
Mon Jul 03 2017
![Six siblings designated heirs to musician Prince's estate Six siblings designated heirs to musician Prince's estate](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2017-05/81495254632_TykaNelson.jpg)
Six siblings designated heirs to musician Prince's estate
A Minnesota judge has ruled that six siblings of pop music superstar Prince are the heirs to his vast estate, more than a year after his death from an accidental drug overdose.
Sat May 20 2017
![Jim Carrey hit with lawsuit over girlfriend's death Jim Carrey hit with lawsuit over girlfriend's death](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-09/61443574261_CathrionaWhite.jpg)
Jim Carrey hit with lawsuit over girlfriend's death
Veteran comic actor Jim Carrey was sued Monday for allegedly procuring drugs under a bogus name for his ex-girlfriend Cathriona White, who died of an overdose last year.
Tue Sep 20 2016