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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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Cocaine deaths rise 30% in a year, latest official data shows

Evening Standard

'Heroin, hookers': alleged killer reveals shooting wake

A man accused of gunning down a Sydney underworld figure was later recorded discussing how he spent his reward for the brutal shooting, a court has heard.

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Europe's looming overdose crisis

Though nothing is guaranteed, an overdose crisis could be looming in Europe thanks to changes in the drug supply

Salon

'Mum doesn't want me': son's claim before killing

A man who killed his elderly mother with a pot plant and later pawned her possessions to buy heroin claims he didn't intend for the 82-year-old to die.

AAP

Punjab Police seizes 10.4 kg drugs in Amritsar

Punjab Police on Saturday recovered 10.4 kg of heroin near Sukhewala village of Amritsar, said the police? Read further on Dynamite News:

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Pak drone carrying heroin, pistol shot down by BSF in Ferozepore

The Border Security Force (BSF) has shot down a drone that was carrying heroin and a pistol from across the border in Ferozepore. Read further on Dynamite:

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Former Houston Drug Cop Gets 60 Years for His Deadly Lies

That amounts to a life sentence for Gerald Goines, who instigated the no-knock raid that killed Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas by falsely accusing them of selling heroin.

Reason

A Houston Drug Cop's Murder Conviction Highlights the Potentially Deadly Consequences of 'Testilying'

Reason

"I went over to John's house, and he just started sobbing and said he wanted to do it": The story of the Red Hot Chili Peppers album Flea thinks is the best they ever made

The Red Hot Chili Peppers were unravelling, but they pulled together, kept it together, and recorded their masterpiece album: Californication

Louder

Former Houston Drug Cop Convicted of Murder After His Lies Resulted in Two Deaths

The jury accepted the prosecution's argument that Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas died because of Gerald Goines' fraudulent search warrant affidavit.

Reason

Jurors Weigh Murder Charges Against Former Houston Drug Cop Who Lied to Justify a Deadly Home Invasion

But for Gerald Goines' lies on a search warrant affidavit, prosecutors argued, Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas would still be alive.

Reason

Two men plead guilty in death of Cecilia Gentili, New York transgender activist

Michael Kuilan, 44, and Antonio Venti, 52, charged for distributing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed Gentili, 52

The Guardian - US

Facebook's not-so-intelligent AI bans female photo charity Hundred Heroines

The inability of Facebook algorithm to differentiate between 'heroine' and 'heroin' seems to be behind the blacklisting

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The Independent UK

2 men plead guilty to providing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed prominent NYC transgender activist

Two men have pleaded guilty to providing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed a prominent New York City transgender activist Cecilia Gentili earlier this year

Dynamite News

Mizoram police seizes 592 gram of heroin worth Rs 17.76 lakh, One held

The Mizoram Police on Friday night seized 592 grams of heroin worth Rs 17.76 lakh and arrested a Myanmar national in the Saitual district here. Read further on Dynamite News:

AAP

Save lives: plea to NSW premier after overdose deaths

A Greens MP has called on NSW Premier Chris Minns to fast track drug testing laws after two people died from accidental heroin overdoses at a house party.

Reason

Houston Officials Trusted a Dishonest Drug Cop for Decades Before His Lies Killed 2 People

But for a disastrous raid, narcotics officer Gerald Goines would have been free to continue framing people he thought were guilty.

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Evening Standard

Men jailed after using vulnerable boy, 15, to distribute Class A drugs in county lines operation

They used the boy to distribute Class A drugs including crack cocaine and heroin

The Guardian - AU

Cocaine users die of heroin overdoses after consuming tainted drugs at Sydney house party

Two others hospitalised, prompting health department to warn ‘heroin and other opioids can be found in cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA’

AAP

Health warning as reported cocaine causes heroin deaths

NSW health authorities are urging drug-users to carry naloxone, after drugs purported to be cocaine have turned out to be heroin and caused multiple deaths.

The Guardian - UK

How to escape the ‘heroin hustle’: the project helping South African addicts

Heroin use has risen sharply across the country but in Pretoria, a programme of methadone and support is successfully helping people regain their lives

Dynamite News

Andaman Police seizes 2 kg heroin worth Rs 14 crore, seven held

The Andaman police on Thursday cracked the whip against heroin trafficking network and seized drugs weighing 2.075 kg, worth Rs 14 crore in the international market Read further on Dynamite News:

Reason

Houston Cop Who Lied To Justify a No-Knock Drug Raid Says He Is Not Responsible for the Resulting Deaths

Former narcotics officer Gerald Goines faces two murder charges for instigating the home invasion that killed Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas.

The Independent UK

Kate Moss says she was harassed by parents of girls with eating disorders over ‘heroin chic’ look

Model infamously said ‘nothing tastes as good as skinny feels’

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