Heroin

Lives Less Ordinary. Going cold turkey in a Bangkok prison. Audio, 42 minutes
Holly’s life was shaped by heroin addiction. At rock bottom, she finally got clean
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Pair jailed over county lines drugs operation
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Hull & East Yorkshire
Posted
1 March 2024
Isle of Man heroin dealer jailed for 11 years
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Isle of Man
Posted
9 February 2024
The Essay. Women of Substance, Anna Kavan. Audio, 14 minutes
Legally prescribed heroin by a psychiatrist, Anna Kavan’s writing reveals her addiction.
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BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Women jailed for importing heroin to Isle of Man
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Isle Of Man / Ellan Vannin
Posted
26 January 2024
Police warn of 'hazardous' batch of heroin in town
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
Posted
23 December 2023
Woman devastated by partner's anxiety drug death
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Wales
Posted
22 December 2023
Plan to expand shoplifter rehab as offences soar
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Birmingham & Black Country
Posted
15 December 2023
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as top opium producer
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Asia
Posted
12 December 2023
Drugs stronger than heroin linked to 54 UK deaths
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UK
Posted
11 December 2023
People Fixing The World. Training heroin users to save their friends. Audio, 23 minutes
How drug users in Glasgow are being trained to treat people who have overdosed
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Drug dealer jailed after 20 people overdosed
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Wolverhampton
Posted
6 November 2023
Police officers to trial life-saving nasal spray
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Leicester
Posted
3 November 2023
Three charged after largest Manx drug seizure
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Isle Of Man / Ellan Vannin
Posted
24 October 2023
Man charged after heroin found in boxing kit
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Birmingham & Black Country
Posted
1 October 2023
Heroin found in boxing equipment
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Birmingham & Black Country
Posted
27 September 2023
Man jailed for importing heroin hidden in candle
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Isle Of Man / Ellan Vannin
Posted
27 September 2023
Dealer caught with heroin in biscuit tin jailed
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Isle Of Man / Ellan Vannin
Posted
27 September 2023
Police issue warning over dangerous heroin batch
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Sussex
Posted
11 September 2023
'High level' drug dealer jailed for 20 years
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Isle Of Man / Ellan Vannin
Posted
2 August 2023
Six lives saved by nasal spray, police say
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
Posted
25 July 2023
PCs trained to use overdose drug after heroin deaths
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Bristol
Posted
19 July 2023
More deaths as fake drugs spread, ex-addict warns
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Wales
Posted
17 July 2023