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Crime
Pablo Escobar “Hated” Cocaine, “Loved Greece,” Claims His Brother Roberto
Roberto Escobar Gaviria, the older brother of the infamous Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, opened up in an interview with the Greek Reporter.
Health
Cannabis: How it Affects Cognition and Psychology
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Cannabis has been used by humans for thousands of years and is one of the most popular drugs today. With effects such as feelings of joy and relaxation, it is also legal to prescribe or take in several countries.
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Greece
Greece Confiscates Nearly 100,000 Pills of Captagon, the “Jihadist’s Drug”
Authorities in Greece confiscated nearly 100,000 pills of the drug Captagon, which has been linked to ISIS fighters in Syria, on the island of Rhodes on Monday.
Port authority officers found 44 plastic bags filled to the brim with the...
Greek News
Cannabis Use in Greece “Among Highest in Europe”
Cannabis use in Greece's capital Athens is among the highest in Europe, according to a Greek professor who spoke to national broadcaster ERT on Tuesday.
Nikos Thomaidis, professor of analytical chemistry at the University of Athens said that Athens ranks...
Art
Stunning Mosaics Using Expired Pills Created by Greek Doctor
Eleni Ioannidou, a doctor at the Rethymno Hospital, has been creating lately impressive mosaics using just expired pills.
Diaspora
Greek Scientists Behind Breakthrough Leukemia Treatment
Two acclaimed Greek scientists are leading the research on a breakthrough drug to treat a rare type of leukemia.
Crime
Three Greeks Charged with Drug Smuggling Arrested Near Northern Border
Three Greeks accused of drug smuggling were arrested for attempting to bring in 55.5 kilograms (1957 ounces) of cannabis into Greece.
Greek News
Drug Abuse Surged Under Lockdown, Research Shows
Daily analysis of the region's wastewater, conducted by a special research team at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, has shown an alarming spike in drug abuse, especially cocaine, and the use of psychiatric medications amongst its citizens...
Celebrities
Popular Greek Singer Sfakianakis Nabbed for Cocaine, Gun Possession
Popular Greek singer Notis Sfakianakis will appear in court on Monday after he was arrested for possessing a firearm and two grams of cocaine.
The arrest occurred on Sunday night during a police operation to enforce the coronavirus curfew in...
Greece
Coronavirus: Five Tons of Chloroquine Sent to Greece from India
Five tons of the malaria-fighting medication called chloroquine was sent recently from India to Greece, after the Greek government managed to secure this enormous quantity of the drug to equip its National Health Service.
The use of chloroquine has been...