The Latest Breaking News from Heroin

Forty-eight-year-old Thamar Smith of Hagerstown, in Washington County, Maryland, pleaded guilty to federal drug charges last week, the latest in a long line of American men who have contributed to the spread of heroin and fentanyl during an epidemic of opioid abuse that represents the tragic extent of despair across…

The author’s artfully constructed debut is a painfully comic and thrillingly immediate memoir about the torments of drug dependency

Boscombe was labelled the 'heroin capital of England' in recent years despite being only a stone's throw away from one of the most expensive stretches of coastal real estate in the world

Blade, drugs and cash were uncovered after warrant executed

After eight days, a 36-year-old man passed the drugs

ACT consumption of most illicit drugs increased in the latest wastewater report

Christopher Skene, 36, and Samantha Walters, 37, of Cardiff, were involved in the sale of heroin, crack cocaine ,and cannabis

Former addicts, ex-policemen and grieving parents have formed an unlikely alliance to take on Government ministers they say are ignoring mounting evidence that the UK drugs policy needs to change

A Newcastle dad said he found himself addicted to heroin at the age of 26, just one week after trying the drug for the first time

An overview of court cases in our region this week

Gareth Smith, of New Hartley, admitted possession of heroin and cocaine with intent to supply, producing cannabis and having an offensive weapon