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Carrie Fisher Autopsy Reveals Cocaine, Ecstasy
Carrie Fisher had a mixture of drugs including cocaine and ecstasy in her system when she suffered a fatal mid-air...
An Addict Who ‘lived’ On Drugs For 19 Years
“I was at home taking my last straw of drugs when they came and arrested me”, he said, recounting the last bit of...
Overdoses Are Now the Leading Cause of Death Among Americans Under 50
Overdose deaths are now the leading cause of death among young Americans - killing more in a year than were ever killed...
US Drug Overdose Deaths Soar In 2016
US drug overdose deaths surged 19 percent to at least 59,000 last year as deadly manufactured drugs like fentanyl...
Golden Triangle Narco-Gangs Churning Out New Highs, UN Warns
Southeast Asian drug cartels are diversifying the narcotics they produce, the UN's crime agency warned Wednesday, with...
In Swedish Asylum Limbo, Young Afghans Turn To Heroin
Beer cans, newspapers drenched in vomit and aluminium foil litters the ground inside a parking garage where young...
Morgue Workers In Tanzania Jailed For Stealing Drugs From Corpse’s…
Tanzanian police said Saturday that they had arrested two morgue employees in Dar es Salaam after they admitted to...
Fighting the Opioid Scourge In American Coal Country
Ryan Brown grew up playing sports and the cello, shooting games of pool in his basement, surrounded by friends. Two...
Amnesty Concerned Over ‘El Chapo’ Detention Conditions
Amnesty International has requested to speak with jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, over concerns...
Amnesty Concerned Over ‘El Chapo’ Detention Conditions
Amnesty International has requested to speak with jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, over concerns...
Ghana Chief Joseph Darkoh Jailed In U.S For Distributing Drug
When Joseph Darkoh skipped town to escape federal heroin distribution charges 20 years ago, Brooklyn federal...
US Judge Limits Info From Trial of Drug Kingpin ‘El Chapo’
A US federal judge on Tuesday strictly limited the release of information relating to the trial of Mexican former drug...
US Communities Crumbling Under An Evolving Addiction Crisis
Of the 2,900 babies born last year in Cabell County, West Virginia, 500 had to be weaned off of opioid dependence. In...
Drug Lord El Chapo Guzman Complains About US Jail
Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has complained in court about his conditions of custody in a US jail....
Tiler Grabbed With 78 Wraps of Heroin
A 33-year-old tiler has been arrested by the Mile 7 District police for allegedly having in his possession 78 wraps of...
Case of British Woman Who Died of Heroin Overdose In Ghana Re-Opened
A pregnant British woman with no history of drug abuse died of acute heroin poisoning in a hotel room in Ghana, an...