Heroin addiction story – parents’ perspective #3 | My Treatment My Choice – Elizabeth was devastated to discover that her twin boys were both addicted to heroin. Here she tells their story of becoming heroin dependent, of trying to s…

North Korea's new drug addiction

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A North Korean guard post, seen from a South Korean observation tower in Paju near the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, on December 23, 2011. Reports of rampant recreational drug use of amidon are trickling out of the country. (Prakash …
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Louisiana committee OK's doubling heroin mandatory minimums: Snapshot

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At-a-Glance: Just more than a decade after mandatory minimums for heroin addicts and dealers were lessened by Louisiana lawmakers, they're likely to increase again after a bill to double minimum prison terms passed its first hurdle Wednesday (March 26).
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