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Forget charas and ganja, addicts want medicines
Updated On: 13 July, 2009 07:55 AM IST | | Sanjeev Devasia
As druggies use syrups and tablets to get high, FDA orders quarterly report from pharmaceutical companies to keep watch on unusual sales
As druggies use syrups and tablets to get high, FDA orders quarterly report from pharmaceutical companies to keep watch on unusual sales
Drug addicts have turned to alternate sources to satisfy their cravings. Following recent crackdowns on drug peddling, medicinal drugs are the latest fad for druggies.
But that has not escaped the eyes of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Minis-ter of State for Home and FDA Arif Naseem Khan said, "Some criminals are misusing medicinal drugs by processing it or consuming it whole.
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