Drug consumption

Thai lab detects first methamphetamine-etomidate vape mix

The finding indicated a new pattern of illicit drug use and increased the potential health risks faced by users.

Australian tennis player Kyrgios provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine

Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a cocaine metabolite.

Mandatory drug screening for MAS pilots completed, all results negative, says MAG

MAG had on Aug 7 announced the mandatory drug screening initiative for all its 1,260 pilots.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 12, 2026

Vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, on Aug 10.

He was an engineering manager with a master’s degree. Then meth took over

Former engineering manager Roland said education did not prepare him for many of life’s challenges. He had a meth addiction and went to the Drug Rehabilitation Centre and prison in his 40s.

Behind the double lives of well-educated professionals in S’pore battling drug addiction

Cornelyus Tan once hid his drug addiction from friends and family. He is now manager of strategic communications at HCSA Community Services and is sharing his story publicly for the first time.

245 students referred to HSA for vaping by schools, tertiary institutions from April 1 to June 30

The authorities also announced that a programme for individuals to voluntarily seek help to quit etomidate abuse – called QuitVape – will cease on Sept 1.

Airbus joins probe into Air India flight plunge

Eight passengers and four cabin crew members were admitted to hospitals after landing in the Indian capital.

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke died from heroin, cocaine effects, examiner rules

Clarke, 29, was discovered unresponsive in a bedroom at a residence in California’s San Fernando Valley and was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

CNB investigating online sale of Trader Joe’s seasoning product containing poppy seeds

An analysis by the South Korean authorities found that the product contained poppy seeds and tested positive for morphine and codeine.

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