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Four young men were held during raids in Wigan as part of an operation to tackle county lines gangs

This is the ex-drug addict whose passport was used by gang boss Daniel Kinahan to jet around the world undetected

Federal restrictions seemed to explain why many doctors weren't prescribing medication for opioid addiction. But some caution that removing those rules isn't enough to overcome hesitancy and stigma.

The Cocaine Bear movie has brought with it attention given to a long-standing drug issue. Bill Stoops is a behavioral scientist at the University of Kentucky. Stoops said studies show five million Americans used cocaine last year, compared to two to three million took methamphetamines and about a million used…

These are the criminals from our region who were locked up over the past seven days

The Swansea-born former Waterloo Road actor first opened up about his addiction battle last year

A fraudster, drug dealers and gang members were among those sent to prison in our region

Heather O’Donnell of the Chicago social services agency Thresholds says the money is “an opportunity to really build up substance use care.”

The group is in custody