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AP PHOTOS: Afghan despair, poverty fuel addiction scourge

Drug addiction has long been a problem in Afghanistan, the world’s biggest producer of opium and heroin

The Independent UK

Scots killer jailed over slaying of drug dealer caught with heroin stash in cop raid

James Henry, who was jailed for more than 11 years in 2011 for culpable homicide, was snared by swoop on his Edinburgh home.

Daily Record

Crime spree of heroin dealer and boy saw 11 homes burgled during one day

Burglars stole games consoles, tablet computers and bicycles

Liverpool Echo

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37 Greater Manchester drug dealers locked up and off our streets for selling heroin, cocaine and crystal meth

They were all jailed for flooding communities with drugs

Manchester Evening News

Prison drug dealers send secret code to inmates using playing cards on cell door

Prison officers at HMP Hewell finally crack code that tells drug users if their dealer has cannabis, cocaine, heroin or spice to sell after spotting playing cards in their cell door windows

Daily Mirror

Dealer and girlfriend who took luxury holidays to Thailand ordered to pay back thousands

Christopher Williams made over £100,000 flooding a small town with heroin and and crack as him and his girlfriend lived luxury lifestyles

Liverpool Echo

Drugs gang leader who splashed cash on luxury beach holiday with money-laundering girlfriend ordered to pay back £25k

Living the high life: As his foot soldiers flooded the streets with heroin, their leader soaked up the sun in a villa in Thailand

Manchester Evening News

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Baby boy had methadone and cocaine in his tiny body when he died at home

One-year-old Jackson Curtis Howell was found unresponsive by his mum after he fell asleep while his dad ate cornflakes

Irish Mirror

Baby boy, one, had methadone and cocaine in his tiny body when he died, inquest hears

Jackson Curtis Howell died in 2017 after being rushed to hospital when he was found "grey" and unresponsive by his mother and father, an inquest held into his death has heard

Daily Mirror

Baby boy who died after swallowing methadone also had traces of cocaine in body

Jackson Curtis was found unresponsive after swallowing the heroin-substitute at his family home

Daily Record

A ‘Mighty Ducks’ Actor Got Addicted to Heroin and Lost Everything—Even His Teeth. The Internet Saved Him.

As a teen Shaun Weiss filmed his scenes as Goldberg the goalie at the L.A. Kings’ arena. In his 30s he slept on the ground outside.

Sports Illustrated

Explainer: Why alcohol could be more 'hazardous' than other drugs

There's no denying that alcohol and substances like crack cocaine, heroin and meth are equally responsible for the downfall of society, causing great harm to a person's physical and mental health. Some may even argue that drugs are more detrimental than alcohol given that the former has highly addictive properties.…

The Times of India

Terminator child star is unrecognisable 30 years on from starring in hit movie

Edward Furlong has battled drink and drug addiction and spent time in prison since he starred in Terminator 2, but he's turned his life around and has even got some new teeth

Daily Mirror

Former child star Edward Furlong reveals new teeth after meth and heroin addiction

The actor says his drug problems began because he was too young when he became famous

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The Times of India

Punjab: 2 aides of gangster caught with arms, 500g heroin

MOHALI: Police arrested two gangsters and seized arms, ammunition and drugs from their possession. They were arrested by Zirakpur police near Aero City. Police seized a .32 caliber foreign-made pistol along with seven live cartridges and half kg heroin from their possession.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees country; 75 kg of heroin seized near Mundra port in Gujarat, and more

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The Times of India

Heroin worth Rs 376 crore seized by ATS Gujarat after Punjab police alert

AHMEDABAD/CHANDIGARH: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Monday evening seized 75.3kg of high-quality heroin, valued at Rs 376.5 crore in the international market, from a container at Mundra port in Kutch district, an official said on Tuesday. The contraband, hidden inside fabric rolls to evade detection, had been sent from…

The Hindu

Police seize 75 kg heroin near Mundra port in Gujarat

Officials say Gujarat’s ports and porous sea coast are being increasingly used as transit centres to smuggle drugs

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Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh prisoners to receive training for drug that counters heroin overdose

Over 300 prisoners at HMP Edinburgh are being primed to take on special training to apply naloxone, which has been rolled out to treat those suffering a heroin overdose

Chronicle Live

Pregnant mum-of-two hits out at those who judge her for addiction to drugs like heroin and crack

Tracey Whelan talked of the abuse she receives as a result of her addictions.

Manchester Evening News

Drug addict forced terrified grandmother to give him £20 a day for heroin and crack

As he was handed a restraining order, Scott Armstrong blurted out: "That definitely isn't going to happen, you'll see me back in court."

Daily Mirror

Pregnant mum hooked on crack says 'I'm in agony' as she hits out at people who judge her

Tracey Whelan became addicted to heroine and crack cocaine while she working as a sex worker in Leeds, and has hit out at people who quick to judge her over her addiction

Wales Online

Pregnant former prostitute addicted to heroin and crack hits out at those who judge

Mum-of-two Tracey Whelan says she doesn't bother anyone

Leeds Live

Leeds pregnant mum hooked on crack hits out at people who judge her

Mum-of-two Tracey Whelan developed an addiction to crack and heroin when she was working as a prostitute in Chapeltown and Harehills

The Independent UK

She was an ice skating Olympic hopeful who wound up on heroin and in jail. Now she’s taking on the prison system

Author Keri Blakinger went from star athlete to jailed heroin addict and social justice crusader. She speaks to Melissa Whitworth about her journey and what prison taught her about America’s broken system

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