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Opioids have been killing the same generation of Black men in Chicago for decades

Black men born 1951-1970 always have had the greatest risk of dying of overdoses, even in their 20s, 30s and 40s. It's true in Chicago, Baltimore, Washington and other big cities, an investigation by the Sun-Times, The New York Times, The Baltimore Banner, Big Local News at Stanford University and…

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Final 5 Members of Infamous 'Bali Nine' Drug Ring Return to Australia After 19 Years in Indonesian Prison

Australia has repatriated the last five members of the "Bali Nine," a group convicted in 2005 for attempting to smuggle 18 pounds of heroin out of Indonesia.

Latin Times

Five ‘Bali Nine’ prisoners return to Australia after nearly two decades in Indonesian jails

Group of Australians were imprisoned in 2015 for attempting to smuggle 8kg of heroin in Bali

The Independent UK

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5 heroin traffickers return to Australia after almost 20 years in Indonesian prisons

Australia's prime minister says five Australians who have spent almost 20 years in Indonesian prisons for heroin trafficking have returned to Australia under a deal struck between the two governments

The Independent UK

Bali Nine Australians Return Home After 2 Decades Imprisonment

Five members of the Bali Nine gang, imprisoned in Indonesia for heroin trafficking, have returned to Australia after two decades. Negotiated by PM Albanese...

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CBP Nets Millions in Narcotics with Three Major Drug Seizures Across Texas Border

From fuel tanks to pepper shipments, CBP officers intercept heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine worth millions in early December enforcement operations.

Latin Times

UN drug experts say opium production has leveled off in Myanmar, but instability may trigger a rise

U.N. experts say there has been a slight drop in the production of opium in Myanmar, the world’s biggest source of the illicit drug from which heroin is derived, but warn there are still strong prospects for future expansion of the deadly trade

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Drowsy Dangers Demystified Understanding Nodding Off on Heroin and Opiates

In recent years, the opioid crisis has taken center stage as one of the most pressing public health concerns. Among the many troubling behaviors associated with opioid use, "nodding off" is often misunderstood and underestimated. For those directly ...

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Punjab: Intruding drone and heroine recovered by BSF on Amritsar Border

Acting promptly on intelligence inputs, BSF seized a drone and a packet of heroine on Amritsar Border. Read full detail on Dynamite News:

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Irvine Welsh to publish new sequel to Trainspotting

Men in Love will pick up the stories of the original crew immediately after the close of the 1993 classic as they become serious in their quest for romance

The Guardian - UK

'Significant step' in push to repatriate Bali Nine

Five Australians serving life sentences in Indonesia for their role in attempting to smuggle heroin as part of the Bali Nine are a step closer to coming home.

AAP

Police seize heroin and cocaine 'worth £125k' in bust at Scottish island ferry port

POLICE have seized drugs worth more than £125,000 after a search at a Scottish ferry terminal ...

The National (Scotland)

Bali Nine: who were they?

The Australians were arrested in 2005 for attempting to smuggle heroin out of the Indonesian resort island

The Guardian - AU

Bottom-of-the-class RFK Jr says he went to the top after he started taking heroin

Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services said his introduction to drugs happened the summer after his father was assassinated

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International Business Times

US Treasury Department Hits One of Mexico's Biggest Drug Cartels With Sanctions

The sanctions target the group known as the "Bonques Brothers," involved in fentanyl, heroin drug trafficking and money laundering.

Latin Times

U.S. Department of the Treasury Hits One of Mexico's Biggest Drug Cartels With Sanctions

Concretely, the sanctions target the group known as the "Bonques Brothers," involved in fentanyl, heroin drug trafficking and money laundering

The Independent UK

Davina McCall shares most difficult thing about heroin addiction in her twenties

‘I just kind of cried for two minutes’ said the TV presenter

The Canberra Times

Man allegedly supplied heroin to 23yo who died from suspected overdose

Police allege drugs were found hidden in his underwear.

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The Guardian - UK

Salisbury poisoning inquiry: police apologise for calling victim a ‘drug addict’

Dawn Sturgess died in July 2018 after she was exposed to novichok in discarded perfume bottle in Wiltshire

Dynamite News

Punjab: BSF foils drone smuggling in Amritsar

The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Friday recovered two drones. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Punjab: BSF foils drone smuggling in Amritsar, recovers two drones and

The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Friday recovered two drones and one packet of suspected heroin at three different places in the border area of district Amritsar. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - AU

‘Things got a bit edgy’: artist Tony Clark on painting with punks, drugs and Nick Cave

The Australian artist taught Rowland S Howard, dodged heroin in Melbourne and painted cover art for the Bad Seeds. He reflects on the past 50 years

Louder

“I’m lucky that I started using heroin otherwise I’d be so depressingly alcoholic”: Kelley Deal on the tumultuous period when she first joined The Breeders

The guitarist gave up a cushty job in the US Air Force to join her twin sister Kim in the band, but soon she was being packed off to rehab

AAP

Heroin addict murdered elderly mother with pot plant

A man has been found guilty of murdering his 82-year-old mother with a pot plant during a heated argument, after which he pawned her belongings to buy drugs.

The Conversation

Deaths from drug use in England and Wales have risen by 11%, according to the latest annual data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In 2023, there were 5,448 fatalities (93 deaths per million people) – the highest number of drug-related deaths since records began in 1993.

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