A Rare Success Story With Heroin at the Root
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Jerry Stahl indirectly owes his latest success, a fictional memoir of the silent film actor Roscoe Arbuckle, to a heroin addiction he overcame a decade ago.
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In a search for what could be the ultimate cure for drug addiction, scientists have developed a vaccine which prevents the body from getting high.
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Improbably, a purveyor with a reputation for emptying pockets was coming to the rescue.
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A County Antrim GP is convicted of illegal possession of heroin, otherwise known as diamorphine, a court hears.
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A self-described drug addict stood by a vacant lot on the city&#039;s South Side and pointed down the block. There, he says, more than a dozen of his friends and acquaintances died after using heroin laced with a strong painkiller.
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The number of people being treated for heroin addiction in Scotland is running at record levels, research finds.
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Larry, a 53-year-old heroin addict, has two cardinal rules: Never shoot up alone, and shoot up only one person at a time. If one overdoses, &quot;you need someone there to bring you back,&quot; he said. Larry, who asked that his last name not be used because of his habit, recited his rules after hearing that a mixture of heroin and a powerful painkiller has been killing users who believe they are taking heroin alone.
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An interesting approach to curbing alcoholism is tested on rats.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - Operators of North America&#39;s first safe injection site for intravenous drug users are claiming success, saying the site has &quot;saved lives and improved lives.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - North America's only sanctioned drug injection site has successfully steered addicts into treatment and not created the crime that critics had feared, according to a study released on Monday.
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In an era when horse racing appears to be plagued by illegal drug use, when trainers regularly accomplish feats that defy logic, when bettors routinely factor &quot;juice&quot; into their handicapping
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Imagine that, with $100 worth of  supplies bought from neighborhood stores, dealers could easily  cook up $1,000 worth of a drug so addictive that users quickly  descend into a hell of violence, crime and neglect.
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By Josh Jarman, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  May 31--COMMERCIAL POINT, Ohio -- A highly sophisticated 2-acre pot farm found on state land yesterday is a new kind of drug operation for Ohio. And it might not be the only one.
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PARIS  - Australian researchers have discovered a natural variant of the opium poppy that produces powerful painkilling compounds but none of the addictive morphine and codeine.
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A one-drug wonder doesn't have a future.
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Australian researchers have discovered a natural variant of the opium poppy that produces powerful painkilling compounds but none of the addictive morphine and codeine.
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Â· Heroin drove woman, 19, to prostitution, court hearsÂ· Jury told of strange phone calls after disappearance