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Telegraph
6 days ago
- General
- Telegraph
Telegraph style book: Vv
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Time of India
7 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Toddlers addicted to spiked toddy: Post-pandemic surge alarms Telangana villages, doctors
A disturbing trend is emerging in parts of rural Telangana: children—some barely two years old—are showing signs of addiction to toddy, a traditional palm-based alcoholic beverage, reported TOI. But this isn't about innocent exposure to a mild drink. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Select a Course Category MBA CXO Product Management Data Analytics Data Science Data Science Operations Management others Finance Artificial Intelligence Design Thinking Healthcare Others Digital Marketing Public Policy Management Cybersecurity Project Management Leadership Skills you'll gain: Analytical Skills Financial Literacy Leadership and Management Skills Strategic Thinking Analytical Skills Financial Literacy Leadership and Management Skills Strategic Thinking Duration: 24 Months Vellore Institute of Technology VIT Online MBA Starts on Aug 14, 2024 Get Details Skills you'll gain: Analytical Skills Financial Literacy Leadership and Management Skills Strategic Thinking Duration: 24 Months Vellore Institute of Technology VIT Online MBA Starts on Aug 14, 2024 Get Details According to the TOI report, that's being consumed is toddy laced with strong sedatives like alprazolam (Xanax), diazepam (Valium), and chlordiazepoxide (Librium), substances that can cause lasting neurological harm even in adults. Post-COVID spike in paediatric addiction cases Doctors are sounding the alarm over a sharp increase in such cases since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pediatric patients are being brought to hospitals with classic withdrawal symptoms—seizures, high fever, persistent sleeplessness, and irritability. Live Events Psychiatrists told TOI that four to five such cases are now reported every month, a significant uptick compared to pre-pandemic times. Dr. Srinivas SRRY, head of the psychiatry department and nodal officer for addiction treatment at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Warangal, said many of these children have been regularly consuming toddy since infancy. 'What we're seeing is deeply alarming,' he told TOI. 'Kids under 10 are being admitted with withdrawal symptoms from alcohol and sedatives they were never supposed to consume in the first place.' Cultural norms worsening the crisis In many households, toddy has long been viewed as a traditional, even harmless, drink. Parents and grandparents, unaware of its adulteration, continue to give it to children to calm them or help them sleep—especially in low-income families where both parents are out working. However, the spike in cases post-pandemic suggests deeper issues. Doctors believe that job losses, school closures, and the psychological toll of the pandemic may have led to increased reliance on toddy, even among children, to manage stress or keep them subdued while caregivers were absent.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Telangana toddy adulteration: Kids barely out of crib hooked; doctors report post-Covid rise in cases
HYDERABAD: The latest instance of toddy adulteration in Telangana, which has left seven people dead and dozens in hospital, has exposed another dark and sinister side of the drink otherwise considered less potent. Doctors are reporting an increase in the number of children being addicted to toddy that has been spiked with sedatives such as alprazolam (Xanax), diazepam (Valium), and chlordiazepoxide (Librium). You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad Some of these children are as young as two years old. Having barely learnt to stand on their feet, they are brought to doctors with withdrawal symptoms such as seizures, fever and sleeplessness. Psychiatrists TOI spoke to said it is common practice in parts of rural Telangana for parents and grandparents to give their children toddy to calm them and put them to sleep. What the parents don't realise is that the toddy is often laced with sedatives. Doctors add that they are seeing a substantial increase in such cases since the Covid-19 pandemic with four to five cases being reported every month.
The Advertiser
7 days ago
- The Advertiser
'Wacky offers': Texts reveal Finks bikie tried to swap guns for cash, drugs on black market
WHEN Raptor Squad officers investigating the sale of illegal firearms by bikie gangs in the Hunter raided a property at Farley in August last year they found only small quantities of ice, MDMA, prescription drugs and cash stashed in a Louis Vuitton satchel bag hidden under a bed. Quizzed by police about their discovery, Finks bikie member Jackson John Rye admitted the drugs were his but said he had prescriptions for the medication and a winnings receipt for the cash. Rye, now 31, was arrested and taken to Maitland police station, but released the same day without charge. But it was what police would find in Rye's phone that would lead to his downfall. Eight days after his initial arrest, Raptor Squad police would pick up Rye again. And this time he wasn't going home. An analysis of Rye's phone revealed he had been using an encrypted messaging application to sell multiple firearms on the black market over a nine-day period in early July. Rye communicated with five unidentified people, negotiating the sale of a number of rifles and 12-gauge shotguns, according to court documents. He was after cash or to trade the guns for a combination of money, drugs and prescription medication. "Got some pretty wacky offers in [at the moment]," Rye told one person who asked about purchasing a .30-30 calibre lever-action repeating rifle. "$1000 cash and a box of [Valium] best offer so far." Another person who Rye was negotiating the sale of a rifle with wanted to see a picture of the gun to confirm it was in good condition. "I move a few of em bro always," Rye replied. "And I'm with a club bro I live by the sword. I'm straight up no bullshit. C---s get paranoid with these things but f--- it, just another deal haha." In another series of messages, Rye discussed selling a rifle to a person who admitted they knew nothing about guns but were looking for a weapon to defend themselves. "I just need a home defence weapon," the person said. "Is it gonna be useful against other c---s trying to shoot me?" After uncovering the encrypted messages, Rye was arrested again at Beresfield on August 28 last year and charged with a string of firearm offences. A short time later, police searched a home on View Street at East Branxton and seized a Glock firearm, a taser, a baton, knuckle dusters, ecstasy tablets, six vials of steroids and more than $2000 cash. Cayden Pearce, 19, was arrested at the property after police said he attempted to flee and hide inside the home. Police later said Rye had been selling multiple firearms, including rifles and shotguns, and that Pearce had purchased one of the guns not long before the raids. Pearce initially pleaded not guilty to a string of firearm, weapons, drugs, assault and damaging property offences, but changed his plea to guilty and in January was jailed for a maximum of three years, with a non-parole period of two years. After serving eight months behind bars, Pearce appealed against the severity of the sentence and in Newcastle District Court in May he was released on an intensive corrections order. Rye, who remains behind bars, has pleaded guilty to unlawfully selling firearms three times or more within a 12-month period and two counts of possession of an unauthorised firearm, relating to a lever-action .30-30 calibre repeating rifle and a double-barrel 12-gauge shotgun. Rye's matter was mentioned in Newcastle District Court for the first time on Thursday when it was set down for sentence in September. WHEN Raptor Squad officers investigating the sale of illegal firearms by bikie gangs in the Hunter raided a property at Farley in August last year they found only small quantities of ice, MDMA, prescription drugs and cash stashed in a Louis Vuitton satchel bag hidden under a bed. Quizzed by police about their discovery, Finks bikie member Jackson John Rye admitted the drugs were his but said he had prescriptions for the medication and a winnings receipt for the cash. Rye, now 31, was arrested and taken to Maitland police station, but released the same day without charge. But it was what police would find in Rye's phone that would lead to his downfall. Eight days after his initial arrest, Raptor Squad police would pick up Rye again. And this time he wasn't going home. An analysis of Rye's phone revealed he had been using an encrypted messaging application to sell multiple firearms on the black market over a nine-day period in early July. Rye communicated with five unidentified people, negotiating the sale of a number of rifles and 12-gauge shotguns, according to court documents. He was after cash or to trade the guns for a combination of money, drugs and prescription medication. "Got some pretty wacky offers in [at the moment]," Rye told one person who asked about purchasing a .30-30 calibre lever-action repeating rifle. "$1000 cash and a box of [Valium] best offer so far." Another person who Rye was negotiating the sale of a rifle with wanted to see a picture of the gun to confirm it was in good condition. "I move a few of em bro always," Rye replied. "And I'm with a club bro I live by the sword. I'm straight up no bullshit. C---s get paranoid with these things but f--- it, just another deal haha." In another series of messages, Rye discussed selling a rifle to a person who admitted they knew nothing about guns but were looking for a weapon to defend themselves. "I just need a home defence weapon," the person said. "Is it gonna be useful against other c---s trying to shoot me?" After uncovering the encrypted messages, Rye was arrested again at Beresfield on August 28 last year and charged with a string of firearm offences. A short time later, police searched a home on View Street at East Branxton and seized a Glock firearm, a taser, a baton, knuckle dusters, ecstasy tablets, six vials of steroids and more than $2000 cash. Cayden Pearce, 19, was arrested at the property after police said he attempted to flee and hide inside the home. Police later said Rye had been selling multiple firearms, including rifles and shotguns, and that Pearce had purchased one of the guns not long before the raids. Pearce initially pleaded not guilty to a string of firearm, weapons, drugs, assault and damaging property offences, but changed his plea to guilty and in January was jailed for a maximum of three years, with a non-parole period of two years. After serving eight months behind bars, Pearce appealed against the severity of the sentence and in Newcastle District Court in May he was released on an intensive corrections order. Rye, who remains behind bars, has pleaded guilty to unlawfully selling firearms three times or more within a 12-month period and two counts of possession of an unauthorised firearm, relating to a lever-action .30-30 calibre repeating rifle and a double-barrel 12-gauge shotgun. Rye's matter was mentioned in Newcastle District Court for the first time on Thursday when it was set down for sentence in September. WHEN Raptor Squad officers investigating the sale of illegal firearms by bikie gangs in the Hunter raided a property at Farley in August last year they found only small quantities of ice, MDMA, prescription drugs and cash stashed in a Louis Vuitton satchel bag hidden under a bed. Quizzed by police about their discovery, Finks bikie member Jackson John Rye admitted the drugs were his but said he had prescriptions for the medication and a winnings receipt for the cash. Rye, now 31, was arrested and taken to Maitland police station, but released the same day without charge. But it was what police would find in Rye's phone that would lead to his downfall. Eight days after his initial arrest, Raptor Squad police would pick up Rye again. And this time he wasn't going home. An analysis of Rye's phone revealed he had been using an encrypted messaging application to sell multiple firearms on the black market over a nine-day period in early July. Rye communicated with five unidentified people, negotiating the sale of a number of rifles and 12-gauge shotguns, according to court documents. He was after cash or to trade the guns for a combination of money, drugs and prescription medication. "Got some pretty wacky offers in [at the moment]," Rye told one person who asked about purchasing a .30-30 calibre lever-action repeating rifle. "$1000 cash and a box of [Valium] best offer so far." Another person who Rye was negotiating the sale of a rifle with wanted to see a picture of the gun to confirm it was in good condition. "I move a few of em bro always," Rye replied. "And I'm with a club bro I live by the sword. I'm straight up no bullshit. C---s get paranoid with these things but f--- it, just another deal haha." In another series of messages, Rye discussed selling a rifle to a person who admitted they knew nothing about guns but were looking for a weapon to defend themselves. "I just need a home defence weapon," the person said. "Is it gonna be useful against other c---s trying to shoot me?" After uncovering the encrypted messages, Rye was arrested again at Beresfield on August 28 last year and charged with a string of firearm offences. A short time later, police searched a home on View Street at East Branxton and seized a Glock firearm, a taser, a baton, knuckle dusters, ecstasy tablets, six vials of steroids and more than $2000 cash. Cayden Pearce, 19, was arrested at the property after police said he attempted to flee and hide inside the home. Police later said Rye had been selling multiple firearms, including rifles and shotguns, and that Pearce had purchased one of the guns not long before the raids. Pearce initially pleaded not guilty to a string of firearm, weapons, drugs, assault and damaging property offences, but changed his plea to guilty and in January was jailed for a maximum of three years, with a non-parole period of two years. After serving eight months behind bars, Pearce appealed against the severity of the sentence and in Newcastle District Court in May he was released on an intensive corrections order. Rye, who remains behind bars, has pleaded guilty to unlawfully selling firearms three times or more within a 12-month period and two counts of possession of an unauthorised firearm, relating to a lever-action .30-30 calibre repeating rifle and a double-barrel 12-gauge shotgun. Rye's matter was mentioned in Newcastle District Court for the first time on Thursday when it was set down for sentence in September. WHEN Raptor Squad officers investigating the sale of illegal firearms by bikie gangs in the Hunter raided a property at Farley in August last year they found only small quantities of ice, MDMA, prescription drugs and cash stashed in a Louis Vuitton satchel bag hidden under a bed. Quizzed by police about their discovery, Finks bikie member Jackson John Rye admitted the drugs were his but said he had prescriptions for the medication and a winnings receipt for the cash. Rye, now 31, was arrested and taken to Maitland police station, but released the same day without charge. But it was what police would find in Rye's phone that would lead to his downfall. Eight days after his initial arrest, Raptor Squad police would pick up Rye again. And this time he wasn't going home. An analysis of Rye's phone revealed he had been using an encrypted messaging application to sell multiple firearms on the black market over a nine-day period in early July. Rye communicated with five unidentified people, negotiating the sale of a number of rifles and 12-gauge shotguns, according to court documents. He was after cash or to trade the guns for a combination of money, drugs and prescription medication. "Got some pretty wacky offers in [at the moment]," Rye told one person who asked about purchasing a .30-30 calibre lever-action repeating rifle. "$1000 cash and a box of [Valium] best offer so far." Another person who Rye was negotiating the sale of a rifle with wanted to see a picture of the gun to confirm it was in good condition. "I move a few of em bro always," Rye replied. "And I'm with a club bro I live by the sword. I'm straight up no bullshit. C---s get paranoid with these things but f--- it, just another deal haha." In another series of messages, Rye discussed selling a rifle to a person who admitted they knew nothing about guns but were looking for a weapon to defend themselves. "I just need a home defence weapon," the person said. "Is it gonna be useful against other c---s trying to shoot me?" After uncovering the encrypted messages, Rye was arrested again at Beresfield on August 28 last year and charged with a string of firearm offences. A short time later, police searched a home on View Street at East Branxton and seized a Glock firearm, a taser, a baton, knuckle dusters, ecstasy tablets, six vials of steroids and more than $2000 cash. Cayden Pearce, 19, was arrested at the property after police said he attempted to flee and hide inside the home. Police later said Rye had been selling multiple firearms, including rifles and shotguns, and that Pearce had purchased one of the guns not long before the raids. Pearce initially pleaded not guilty to a string of firearm, weapons, drugs, assault and damaging property offences, but changed his plea to guilty and in January was jailed for a maximum of three years, with a non-parole period of two years. After serving eight months behind bars, Pearce appealed against the severity of the sentence and in Newcastle District Court in May he was released on an intensive corrections order. Rye, who remains behind bars, has pleaded guilty to unlawfully selling firearms three times or more within a 12-month period and two counts of possession of an unauthorised firearm, relating to a lever-action .30-30 calibre repeating rifle and a double-barrel 12-gauge shotgun. Rye's matter was mentioned in Newcastle District Court for the first time on Thursday when it was set down for sentence in September.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Telangana: Kids as young as 2 addicted to spiked toddy
Representative image HYDERABAD: The latest instance of toddy adulteration in Telangana, which has left seven people dead and dozens in hospital, has exposed another dark and sinister side of the business driving the sale of this alcoholic beverage that is otherwise considered less potent. Doctors report that an increasing number of children are getting addicted to toddy that has been spiked with sedatives like alprazolam (Xanax), diazepam (Valium) and chlordiazepoxide (Librium). Some of these children are as young as two years old and have barely learnt to stand on their feet. They are brought to doctors with withdrawal symptoms such as seizures, fever and sleeplessness. Psychiatrists TOI spoke to said it is common practice in parts of rural Telangana for parents and grandparents to give their children toddy to calm them and put them to sleep. What the elders don't realise is that much of the toddy sold now is often laced with sedatives. Doctors say they are seeing a substantial increase in such cases since pandemic, with four to five cases being reported every month. "In rural Telangana, it's very common for the whole family, including children, to consume toddy as it is considered a traditional drink. In poor families, children are made to consume it so that they sleep when both parents are out working. So, by the time a child is seven or eight, he or she is addicted to adulterated toddy, causing irreparable damage to their young bodies," said Dr Srinivas SRRY, head of the psychiatry department and nodal officer, addiction treatment facility, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Warangal. He has treated several children under 10 with withdrawal symptoms.
