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Scientists discover why heroin is addictive

‘Greater impairment was correlated with earlier age of first drug use,’ study author adds

The Independent UK

Heroin worth more than ₹100 crore seized at Mumbai airport; woman from Ghana among two held

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence had laid a trap at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on a tip-off that a passenger travelling from Malawi, an African country, was trying to smuggle narcotic drugs into India

The Hindu

Asbo boy-turned-heroin dealer stabbed 27 times after trying to run drugs ring

Alfie Hodgin was just 10 when he got an Asbo for 'terrorising' his community - he's now 18 and a heroin and crack dealer

Wales Online

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'Terrorising' boy, 10, with ASBO tried to be a gang boss but was stabbed 27 times

Alfie Hodgin, 18, was jailed for his crimes this week after trying to become a heroin and crack dealer in which the organised crime group he worked for to pay off a debt found 'retribution'

Daily Mirror

Boy, 10, who received ASBO tried to become gang leader but was stabbed 27 times

Alfie Hodgin was sent back to jail on Wednesday after he was found with more than £2,000 of heroine and crack cocaine.

Daily Record

Baby-faced boy tried to become gang boss after years terrorising community but was stabbed 27 times

Alfie Hodgin went on to become a teenage drugs gang boss but got stabbed 27 times with a machete

Manchester Evening News

Boy, 10, with ASBO tried to become gang boss but got stabbed 27 times

Heroin and crack dealer was "one of the youngest people ever to receive an anti-social behaviour order"

Liverpool Echo

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Teen tried to take over drug ring by stealing graft phone and paid the price

The dealer was rumbled after police found him lying in pool of his own blood with £2,000 of heroin and crack

Liverpool Echo

Heroin en route to Malaysia seized in Pattani

PATTANI: Two men have been arrested and 110 kilogrammes of heroin being smuggled to Malaysia seized in Muang district.

Bangkok Post

Dog café owner had £6,000 of heroin hidden underneath the floorboards

Restaurateur turned "warehouseman" for gang which posted drugs to Scotland and hid them in park

Liverpool Echo

Hundreds of thousands more women than men prescribed powerful anti-anxiety drugs ‘harder to come off than heroin’

Exclusive: ‘It was like living in a chemical haze and I couldn’t remember what was happening from one hour to the next. Night became day. Day became night,’ says woman

The Independent UK

Scotland's addiction help needs ‘no wrong door’ policy, charity says

ALCOHOL. Cocaine. Benzos. When it comes to Scotland’s drug problem, heroin is often the substance that comes to mind.

The National (Scotland)

Drug courier arrested, 152kg of heroin seized

A drug courier has been arrested and 152 kilogrammes of heroin seized from his car near Talat Thai market in Pathum Thani.

Bangkok Post

Leeds drug dealer and dad-of-four tried to hide heroin up his bum

Ashley Edeson, from Armley, was spotted by eagle-eyed officers carrying out a drug deal and hid the class A's in an attempt to avoid detection

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The Independent UK

Drug death town’s free heroin scheme to end

Supporters of the treatment programme in Middlesbrough say it worked by reducing crime and helped addicts live better

Wales Online

Drug dealer found with heroin and crack after being bitten by sniffer dog

Dalton Raffell, 21, was found with more than £5,000 worth of class A drugs after he attempted to escape from police in Rhymney

The Guardian - UK

Faith, Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave and Sean O’Hagan review

From heroin addiction to band breakups, the singer-songwriter opens up about his past and the agony of losing a son

Wales Online

Young rugby player became heroin runner to pay off debt

Charlie John-Downs was caught with more than 60 heroin and crack deals, weighing scales, and £1,000 in cash

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Daily Mirror

Flesh-eating drug meant for animals linked to thousands of deadly drug overdoses

The drug, known as xylazine, has been found laced into heroin, cocaine and other narcotics across the US, causing thousands of overdoses - and even amputations

Wales Online

Dealers found with £8,000 of drugs after customer arrested

Leonard Newman, 39, and Denzel Chakara, 21, were jailed for their part in a drugs operation which was discovered following the arrest of a customer

Bristol Post

Bristol drug dealer jailed for supplying heroin and cocaine to Weston-super-Mare

"We hope this result reassures the people of Weston-super-Mare that tackling drug supply remains a priority of ours"

Evening Standard

The drugs don’t work - so why do they hold such appeal to rockstars?

Getting high and making music have gone hand in hand since pop was invented. Music industry insider Jamie Collinson explores this treacherous tradition - and discovers that - thankfully - times are a-changin’.

The Hindu

23 kg heroin seized in Thiruvananthapuram

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Edinburgh Live

Midlothian Library staff to be trained to use heroin antidote kits

Naloxone can reverse the effects of an opiate overdose giving victims valuable time for paramedics to reach them in an emergency and doses are already given to friends and family of known drug users at risk of an overdose

Glasgow Live

Glasgow shopkeeper caught with kilo of heroin gets permission to sell alcohol in store

Jabran Ali was jailed in 2013 after being caught in Shetland with over one kilo of heroin but said he has 'paid heavily' for his 'mistake'.

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