heroin

Police

The number of daily opioid overdoses in South Florida is overwhelming police

Lifestyle

The man’s roommates found him unconscious and he was turning blue, not breathing. He was overdosing on heroin.

The telephone number of a "spice" dealer written on a wall outside a Moscow train station.

Just 10 bucks and a phone call can get you Russia’s dangerous new drug

Health
A small kit of supplies containing syringes, bandaids and antiseptic pads waits to be used by a drug addict inside a safe injection site on Vancouver, British Columbia's eastside August 23, 2006. Nearly a decade later, the city will be offering free heroi

Vancouver combats heroin by giving its addicts the best smack in the world

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