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At last, Britain has a legal drug consumption room – thanks to one man’s civil disobedience

Former heroin addict Peter Krykant set up a safe consumption van during Covid, at great personal cost. But his sacrifice paved the way for real change, says Birkbeck’s Kojo Koram

The Guardian - UK

Cocaine Use Nearly Doubles In France

Cocaine use in France has nearly doubled and consumption of hard drugs like heroin and ecstasy is also rising, a study said Wednesday, the increase taking place as drug-related violence spreads across the country.

International Business Times

Assam Police recover heroin worth Rs 9 crore in Kamrup; 4 held

The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police on Tuesday recovered 1.128 kg of heroin worth Rs 9 crore at Amingaon area in Assam's Kamrup district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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“Our manager started making up rumours that I was back on heroin and the band were breaking up”: How Aerosmith defied grunge and a giant meteor to become bigger than ever in the 1990s

Aerosmith were huge in the 70s and 80s - but the 1990s was their most successful decade ever

Louder

Assam Rifles seizes drugs worth over Rs 9 lakh in Mizoram, arrest 3

Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with the Mizoram Special Narcotics CID, apprehended three individuals and recovered heroin worth Rs 9.51 lakh from them in Aizawl. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Coroner warning after overdose deaths from 'designer drug' mixed with heroin

A coroner has warned that not enough is being done to tackle deaths from designer opioid drugs

Evening Standard

Addicts Can Legally Inject Heroin In Glasgow's New 'Drug Consumption Rooms': Revolution or Risk?

The room, which is the first of its kind in Great Britain, will allow the good people of Glasgow to inject themselves with heroin and other 'illegal' drugs under NHS supervision.

International Business Times UK

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Michael Jackson’s daughter reveals drug and alcohol addiction after five years of sobriety

Paris Jackson details recovery from heroin and alcohol addiction while also celebrating five-year sobriety mark

The Guardian - US

Paris Jackson makes bold confession about addiction as she opens up on achieving sobriety

Paris Jackson is celebrating five years of sobriety but has revealed that she previously struggled with a heroin addiction.

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3 drugs that went from legal, to illegal, then back again

Cannabis, cocaine and heroin have interesting life stories and long rap sheets. We might know them today as illicit drugs, but each was once legal.

The Conversation

Punjab: BSF, police recover one drone, two packs of heroin from Tarn Taran border

The recoveries took place in two separate incidents and were based on actionable information received by the security personnel. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Punjab: Two smugglers held in Amritsar, packet of suspected heroin recovered

Acting on a tip-off by the BSF intelligence wing regarding smuggling activities in the depth area of village Attari, a meticulously planned ambush was conducted in collaboration with the Punjab Police. Read further on Dynamite News:

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“I thought, I gotta have some real track marks before I quit heroin.” The Lemonheads' frontman Evan Dando knows that he's lucky to be alive

Evan Dando was already using hard drugs before The Lemonheads ever existed, but his appetite for self-destruction went into overdrive when his band were tipped to become 'The Next Nirvana'

Louder

Evan Dando: ‘I wanted to try heroin because of William Burroughs and Keith Richards’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: Arguably the most gifted melodicist of his generation, Dando was the bronzed, blond pin-up boy of Nineties indie rock – before he threw himself heartily and disastrously into a life of sex and drugs. Now two years clean, he catches up with Michael Hann on what he’s…

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Amritsar Police bust trans-border narco module; seize 10 kg heroin, arrest two linked to Pakistan-based smugglers

In a significant breakthrough, the Amritsar Commissionerate Police have dismantled a trans-border narco-smuggling module, arresting two individuals identified as Sukhdev Singh and Avtar Singh, who are linked to Pakistan-based smugglers. Read further on Dynamite News:

Chicago Sun-Times

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…

Latin Times

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.

The Independent UK

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

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The Independent UK

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

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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...

Latin Times

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.

The Independent UK

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

USA Today Sports Media Group

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 ...

Dynamite News

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:

The Guardian - UK

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

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