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Drug abuse claims 68 lives in 11 months in Mizoram

In Mizoram, 68 people, incl. 11 women, died due to drug abuse in Jan-Nov 2023. Since 1984, 1,804 people, including 218 women, have died due to drug abuse. Highest number of deaths was 143 in 2004. 76.22 kg of heroin seized in Jan-Oct 2023. 148.46 kg of ganja and 78.82…

The Hindu

Buvidal: is it really a 'game changer' in the treatment of problematic opioid use?

To overcome problematic opioid use, traditional forms of opioid substitution therapy, such as methadone and oral buprenorphine, have become valuable tools. Research shows that patients receiving substitution therapy are more likely to stay in treatment and stop using heroin than patients receiving treatments that do not involve substitutes – such…

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Punjab: Heroin weighing one kg recovered in Tarn Taran

In a joint operation, the Punjab police and the Border Security Force (BSF) have recovered a packet of heroin wrapped with white adhesive tape from a field on the outskirts of Mehdipur village in Punjab's Tarn Taran, according to an official statement by the BSF. Read further on Dynamite News:

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No evidence cannabis reduces long-term illicit opioids use, study finds

Lead author says study led by University of Sydney is longest ever to have looked at relationship between the two drugs

The Guardian - AU

Contraband drugs of Rs15Cr seized by STF in Assam; Two peddlers apprehended

Partha Sarathi Mahanta DIG (STF) said that a total of 1.800 kg of heroin worth Rs15Cr was recovered from a vehicle which was coming from Manipur. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Drugs, ammunition found in Punjab's Amritsar

BSF personnel recovered 5.240 kg of heroin, an Italy-made pistol, two magazines and 20 rounds from a field near Amritsar, Punjab. The items were airdropped by a Pakistani drone on the night of Nov 25-26.

The Hindu

BSF Punjab Frontier intercepts Pakistani drone, pistol and 5.240 kg heroin recovered

Border Security Force Punjab Frontier and India's first line of defence intercepted a Pakistani drone and recovered a pistol and 5.240kg of heroin from Pakistan at Village Chak Allah Baksh. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Anger over Tory minister Penny Mordaunt’s ‘disgraceful’ Scotland heroin jibe

Minister criticised over ‘cheap’ punchline that young Scots will ‘have somewhere safe and warm to take heroin’

The Independent UK

Gang leaders jailed for smuggling almost £1.5m of drugs in Cornwall and Devon

Members mostly from Merseyside often posed as holidaymakers to transport heroin and cocaine

The Guardian - UK

Penny Mordaunt: Scots having 'somewhere warm to take heroin' is SNP’s legacy

Penny Mordaunt has claimed young Scots will have “somewhere safe and warm to take heroin” as a result of the SNP’s “appalling legacy”.

The National (Scotland)

Mordaunt: SNP’s legacy appalling but Scots do have somewhere warm to take heroin

The Commons Leader made the remark during her weekly clash with SNP counterpart Deidre Brock.

The Independent UK

"For one whole year, me and some of the other guys decided to take heroin to see if it inspired us creatively": JJ Burnel on The Stranglers' unorthodox heroin experiment

Public Service Announcement: don't do this

Louder

A Person Has Died & 2 Others Hospitalised In Sydney After Using Coke Likely Laced With Heroin

"We don't know if this risk applies outside Sydney or not. Everyone should be cautious."

Pedestrian.tv

Stranger in My Own Skin: Pete Doherty documentary reviewed by a mental health and addiction expert

Stranger in My Own Skin is a documentary about the life of musician Pete Doherty, who is as well known for his drug use and spells in prison as he is for forming The Libertines and later Babyshambles. From recreational beginnings, through first realising he had a drug problem, Doherty…

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Death and overdoses from 'fake cocaine' spark warning

A person has died and two others overdosed after ingesting what they thought was cocaine but turned out to be heroin, prompting a warning for other users.

Evening Standard

Pete Doherty reveals he once smuggled heroin into Japan in his guitar case

The British rocker details his journey to get sober in documentary, Peter Doherty: Stranger In My Own Skin

The Guardian - AU

Ketamine use hits record peak in Australia as methamphetamine and cocaine rise

Wastewater monitoring report shows consumption of heroin, MDMA and fentanyl has fallen while increasing for alcohol and oxycodone

Chicago Sun-Times

Aurora crew leader of ruthless Mexican drug cartel freed on bond

Pablo Vega Cuevas has admitted he was in charge of an operation in which thousands of kilograms of heroin were shipped from Mexico to warehouses in Aurora on passenger buses.

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The Hindu

ED conducts searches in Punjab drug trafficking case

ED searches 25 premises in Punjab in connection with major drug trafficking racket busted by NCB. Seized ₹4.5 crore, phones, laptops, papers. 14 NCB officials awarded for busting international syndicate. Network runs from Ludhiana, sources heroin from Dubai, Afghanistan, Pakistan. Arrested 19, seized 40 kg heroin, 204 bank accounts, 52…

The Hindu

Two juveniles among 4 held with heroin

The Guardian - UK

Matthew Perry was much more than an addict. Don’t let his death overshadow that

My late husband, Rob, was a heroin addict, but that does not define who he was. And nor should it for the Friends actor, says writer Poorna Bell

The Hindu

3 kg heroin, 4 cartridges recovered near Pakistan border in Punjab's Tarn Taran

BSF & Punjab Police recover 3kg heroin & 4 cartridges from field near Int'l Border in Tarn Taran. Iron ring found attached to package, suspected to be airdropped by drone.

The Independent UK

Julia Fox on fame, heroin and Kanye West: ‘Working as a dominatrix was one of the few times I felt safe’

The actor and writer, best known for playing Adam Sandler’s lover in ‘Uncut Gems’, has released a shocking new memoir. She speaks to Adam White about the drug addiction that nearly killed her, how kink saved her life, and what it’s like to spend six weeks dating the world’s most…

The Canberra Times

What will Canberra look like once new drugs laws come into effect?

Portugal did this more than 20 years ago. Here are some lessons for us.

The Canberra Times

'That's what happens': Man admits killing partner with heroin shot

The offender lethally injected the woman on their anniversary.

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