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Punjab: BSF apprehends 2 smugglers with heroin on Gurdaspur border

The operation was conducted in the vicinity of Village Chanduwadala, District Gurdaspur, and the apprehended individuals are residents of the same village. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Marianne Faithfull, singular icon of British pop, dies aged 78

Singer and actor overcame drug addiction and homelessness to collaborate with everyone from the Rolling Stones and Metallica to Jean-Luc Godard

The Guardian - UK

Scottish heroin dealer dies behind bars at HMP Kilmarnock

A SCOTTISH heroin dealer has died behind bars at HMP Kilmarnock.

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Ex-first minister’s brother-in-law to stand trial on extortion and drug charges

Ramsay El-Nakla, the brother-in-law of Humza Yousaf, is accused of intimidation, extortion and being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine.

Evening Standard

Assam Rifles seize heroin valued at Rs39.75 lakh; woman arrested

In yet another significant move, Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police together cracked down on smuggling activities in the northeastern state. Read further on Dynamite News:

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“After years of taking heroin, it becomes this black ooze that covers your heart and you can’t feel the music any more": How Stone Temple Pilots and Scott Weiland gave it one last chance with their self-titled sixth album

The story of Scott Weiland’s final Stone Temple Pilots album

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Woman drug pedlar arrested in Doda, police seize 6 grams heroin

In a crackdown on drug trafficking, the police arrested a woman in connection with illegal substance smuggling and seized 6 grams of heroin from her possession in Doda district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Mizoram: Assam Rifles seizes 'Heroin' worth Rs 34.50 lakhs in Champhai

In yet another success in its crusade against smuggling activities, Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with the Mizoram Police Read further on Dynamite News:

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Punjab: BSF seizes one drone and heroin consignment in Amritsar, Tarn Taran

In two separate operations, the troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a drone and a heroin consignment in the border areas of Tarn Taran and Amritsar said the BSF. Read further on Dynamite News:

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At last, Britain has a legal drug consumption room – thanks to one man’s civil disobedience

Former heroin addict Peter Krykant set up a safe consumption van during Covid, at great personal cost. But his sacrifice paved the way for real change, says Birkbeck’s Kojo Koram

The Guardian - UK

Cocaine Use Nearly Doubles In France

Cocaine use in France has nearly doubled and consumption of hard drugs like heroin and ecstasy is also rising, a study said Wednesday, the increase taking place as drug-related violence spreads across the country.

International Business Times

Assam Police recover heroin worth Rs 9 crore in Kamrup; 4 held

The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police on Tuesday recovered 1.128 kg of heroin worth Rs 9 crore at Amingaon area in Assam's Kamrup district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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“Our manager started making up rumours that I was back on heroin and the band were breaking up”: How Aerosmith defied grunge and a giant meteor to become bigger than ever in the 1990s

Aerosmith were huge in the 70s and 80s - but the 1990s was their most successful decade ever

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Assam Rifles seizes drugs worth over Rs 9 lakh in Mizoram, arrest 3

Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with the Mizoram Special Narcotics CID, apprehended three individuals and recovered heroin worth Rs 9.51 lakh from them in Aizawl. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Evening Standard

Coroner warning after overdose deaths from 'designer drug' mixed with heroin

A coroner has warned that not enough is being done to tackle deaths from designer opioid drugs

International Business Times UK

Addicts Can Legally Inject Heroin In Glasgow's New 'Drug Consumption Rooms': Revolution or Risk?

The room, which is the first of its kind in Great Britain, will allow the good people of Glasgow to inject themselves with heroin and other 'illegal' drugs under NHS supervision.

The Guardian - US

Michael Jackson’s daughter reveals drug and alcohol addiction after five years of sobriety

Paris Jackson details recovery from heroin and alcohol addiction while also celebrating five-year sobriety mark

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Paris Jackson makes bold confession about addiction as she opens up on achieving sobriety

Paris Jackson is celebrating five years of sobriety but has revealed that she previously struggled with a heroin addiction.

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The Conversation

3 drugs that went from legal, to illegal, then back again

Cannabis, cocaine and heroin have interesting life stories and long rap sheets. We might know them today as illicit drugs, but each was once legal.

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Punjab: BSF, police recover one drone, two packs of heroin from Tarn Taran border

The recoveries took place in two separate incidents and were based on actionable information received by the security personnel. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Punjab: Two smugglers held in Amritsar, packet of suspected heroin recovered

Acting on a tip-off by the BSF intelligence wing regarding smuggling activities in the depth area of village Attari, a meticulously planned ambush was conducted in collaboration with the Punjab Police. Read further on Dynamite News:

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“I thought, I gotta have some real track marks before I quit heroin.” The Lemonheads' frontman Evan Dando knows that he's lucky to be alive

Evan Dando was already using hard drugs before The Lemonheads ever existed, but his appetite for self-destruction went into overdrive when his band were tipped to become 'The Next Nirvana'

The Independent UK

Evan Dando: ‘I wanted to try heroin because of William Burroughs and Keith Richards’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: Arguably the most gifted melodicist of his generation, Dando was the bronzed, blond pin-up boy of Nineties indie rock – before he threw himself heartily and disastrously into a life of sex and drugs. Now two years clean, he catches up with Michael Hann on what he’s…

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Amritsar Police bust trans-border narco module; seize 10 kg heroin, arrest two linked to Pakistan-based smugglers

In a significant breakthrough, the Amritsar Commissionerate Police have dismantled a trans-border narco-smuggling module, arresting two individuals identified as Sukhdev Singh and Avtar Singh, who are linked to Pakistan-based smugglers. Read further on Dynamite News:

Chicago Sun-Times

Opioids have been killing the same generation of Black men in Chicago for decades

Black men born 1951-1970 always have had the greatest risk of dying of overdoses, even in their 20s, 30s and 40s. It's true in Chicago, Baltimore, Washington and other big cities, an investigation by the Sun-Times, The New York Times, The Baltimore Banner, Big Local News at Stanford University and…

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