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Julia Fox on fame, heroin and Kanye West: ‘Working as a dominatrix was one of the few times I felt safe’

The actor and writer, best known for playing Adam Sandler’s lover in ‘Uncut Gems’, has released a shocking new memoir. She speaks to Adam White about the drug addiction that nearly killed her, how kink saved her life, and what it’s like to spend six weeks dating the world’s most…

The Independent UK

What will Canberra look like once new drugs laws come into effect?

Portugal did this more than 20 years ago. Here are some lessons for us.

The Canberra Times

'That's what happens': Man admits killing partner with heroin shot

The offender lethally injected the woman on their anniversary.

The Canberra Times

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Heroin worth more than ₹5 crore seized in Assam

“Large quantities of heroin worth a total of ₹5 crore have been seized and three persons arrested in separate incidents in two districts of Assam,” police said on October 13.

The Hindu

Over Rs40Cr drugs seized in Delhi; 3 Africans held

The police have seized from them 6.044 kg of methaqualone and 2.058 kg of heroin worth more than Rs40Cr in the international market. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Drug dealer in crew blamed for actor Michael K. Williams' overdose death gets 5 years in prison

A member of a New York City drug-dealing crew blamed for the fentanyl-laced heroin death of actor Michael K

The Independent UK

Drugs worth ₹ 468 crore incinerated by Customs staff

Hyderabad Customs destroyed 216.69 kg narcotic substances worth ₹468.02 crore, incl. heroin, mephedrone, ganja & 40 lakh smuggled cigarette sticks. Incineration process was taken up at Hyderabad Waste Management Project at Dundigal village.

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Animal tranquiliser added to opioids causing ‘steep increase’ in deaths

Authors of new study say there is not enough awareness of effects of xylazine, which is being mixed in with heroin and fentanyl

The Guardian - US

‘It’s the opposite of porn’: the astonishing art and life of Nicole Eisenman

She spent most of the 90s addicted to heroin, producing riotous work that included The Flintstones’s Wilma and Betty getting it on. Ahead of a major retrospective, the great artist looks back on a momentous 30-year career

The Guardian - UK

Synthetic opioids and sedative may be behind rise of fatal overdoses in West Midlands

Exclusive: About 30 deaths in two months being examined for involvement of heroin substitute nitazenes and tranquilliser xylazine

The Guardian - UK

What are nitazenes? Powerful drug '500 times stronger than heroin' behind London clubland panic

Some nitazenes are thought to be 500 times stronger than heroin and have caused more than 100 deaths in the UK

Evening Standard

‘Kids whose insides are destroyed’: The return of drug abuse to Mauritius

Mauritius grapples with a drug epidemic of unprecedented proportions, years after use and peddling peaked in the ’90s.

Al Jazeera

London on drug alert after seizure of ‘super strength’ opioid

Fears that new super-strength lab-made heroin could sweep the capital increased on Wednesday after police said they had seized a batch of the drug in east London.

Evening Standard

BSF recovers China made Quadcopter from Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, seizes 2.7 kg narcotics

BSF foils smuggling attempt of narcotics via drone in Tarn Taran, Punjab; recovers 2.7 Kg heroin and 0.545 Kg from paddy fields. Quadcopter drones, made in China, seized. BSF troops vigilant in thwarting smuggling attempts.

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The Independent UK

Thai police say drug bust nets methamphetamine, crystal meth and heroin worth $8.2 million

Police in Thailand say they made one of the country’s biggest ever seizures of illicit drugs, a haul including methamphetamine, crystal meth and heroin, with a total estimated street value of about $8.2 million

The Conversation

Nitazenes: synthetic opioids more deadly than fentanyl are starting to turn up in overdose cases

The synthetic opioid fentanyl is well known for the many lives it has claimed – mainly in the US, but elsewhere too. Now, a less well-known class of synthetic opioids called nitazenes is starting to crop up in overdose cases, on both sides of the Atlantic.

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12 Kg heroin, Rs 19.3 lakh seized in Punjab's Gurdaspur, 2 drug peddlers held

In a Joint operation of Gurdaspur Police and Border Security Force, two drug peddlers have been arrested with 12 Kg of heroin and Rs 19.3 lakh seized from them. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BSF finds Pakistani drone carrying heroin in Punjab's Amritsar

A Pakistani drone was recovered in a joint operation conducted by Border Security Force and Punjab Police in Amritsar. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Guardian - UK

Should I worry about my recreational heroin use?

Yes, worry, says Philippa Perry – the ‘Addiction Monster’ will always find a reason for you to carry on. But there is help available to you

The Canberra Times

Police search of 'fortified' Greenway home turns up suspected illicit drugs, watches, batons and silver bullion

Suspected heroin trafficker refused bail by ACT Magistrate Robert Cook.

The Guardian - AU

Fears for 1,800 patients after Victorian methadone provider closes

Clinic will shut its doors on Friday leaving more than 10% of the state’s methadone users without treatment

The Independent UK

From the Sachsgate scandal to conspiracy controversies: A timeline of Russell Brand’s life and career

From the notorious phone calls to Andrew Sachs to his tumultuous and short-lived marriage to Katy Perry, Brand has been the subject of numerous scandals over the years

The Independent UK

From the Sachsgate scandal to conspiracy controversies: A timeline of Russell Brand’s life and career

From the notorious phone calls to Andrew Sachs to his tumultuous and short-lived marriage to Katy Perry, Brand has been the subject of numerous scandals over the years

The Independent UK

From the Sachsgate scandal to conspiracy controversies: A timeline of Russell Brand’s life and career

From the notorious phone calls to Andrew Sachs to his tumultuous and short-lived marriage to Katy Perry, Brand has been the subject of numerous scandals over the years

Evening Standard

Is fentanyl coming to London?

It kills tens of thousands of Americans every year, but the toll from fentanyl and other lab-made opioids could be about to get much worse. Gavin Haynes explains why a global heroin shortage could spark a US-style drugs crisis on British shores

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