HEROIN
How Many Drug Overdoses Are Actually Suicides?
As a heroin addict, I saw suicidal friends overdose. In a country where ODs now kill more people than car accidents, undercounting intentional drug deaths is a risk we can't afford.
What It's Like to Keep Falling in Love with Heroin Addicts
Since the age of 17, I've had three long-term relationships – and all three were with men who were addicted to heroin.
How Mafia Pizzeria Drug Fronts Inspired One of the Most Complex Criminal Trials Ever
A billion-dollar international heroin scheme got dozens of mobsters arrested in the mid 80s. But did the 17-month trial actually do anything?
What Happens to Your Body and Brain When You Combine Different Drugs
Cocaine and booze, MDMA and K, GHB and mephedrone – we asked some experts to run us through the risks of various drug combinations.
How to Make Drug Taking Better in 2016
Governments around the world aren't making any great strides, so it looks like drug users are going to have to take it upon themselves.
Inside Mong La, the Myanmar Town Where You Can Buy Drugs, Sex, and Endangered Animals
Mong La is a 5,000-square-kilometer fiefdom in the Golden Triangle that is infamous for the flagrancy of its sin-based industries like prostitution, gambling, and the selling of endangered animals.
Inside the Lives of Heroin Addicts Who Steal from Supermarkets to Fund Their Use
Every couple of weeks there are reports of heroin users appearing at court to face shoplifting charges. We spent a day with a couple of them to get an insight into their world.
The Dark, Inspiring Story of the London Gangster Who Spent a Million Pounds on Drugs
Paul Hannaford was kicked out of his gang after developing a £400 a day crack and heroin habit. Now, he uses his past to teach kids the very real dangers of hard drugs.
The Drug Lessons They Should Have Taught You at School
Some advice that would have been more useful than: "You will die if you do drugs."
The Pope of Bullshit Gives Clementine Some Advice in Today's 'Habits' Comic
Clementine's one-legged, ex-junkie boss tells her how to avoid being a source of deep-seated resentment.
Once and for All, Marijuana Is Not a Gateway Drug
According to many studies, weed seems more like a filter that keep people away from stronger drugs than a stepping stone into life-destroying addiction.
How Computer Games Helped Me Recover from My Heroin Addiction
The author of 'White Out' and the new memoir 'Gamelife' on how his computer-game habit changed his life for the better.