Drugs like cocaine and a common metabolite of it, benzoylecgonine, show up in bodies of water near urban areas. People ...

The Taliban cleared the parks and bridges of Kabul but behind the barred windows of rehab centers, another battle rages on "You forgot to photograph this," says a young man in a green patient gown as ...

A police operation aimed at "returning" the streets to the community has resulted in a drug dealer getting a four-year jail sentence. For the last six months there has been a purge on criminals in the ...

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Addiction is a non-discriminatory disorder that affects how an individual consumes a substance and/or engages in behaviours that may be considered addictive. A non-discriminatory disease can impact ...

A drug dealer who assaulted two police officers has been jailed. Kacper Ogrodnik was found to be involved in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin by Leicestershire Police’s West Leicester ...

Exposed tendons and bones. Wounds that attract maggots. A foul smell from dead tissue. Even as more potent drugs have hit the streets, the flesh-rotting animal tranquilizer xylazine is still wreaking ...

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Residents of flats that are supposed to be for elderly people in Falkirk have been left frightened and angry at an influx of new tenants, who they claim are "causing no end of trouble". An open letter ...

A man was arrested after drugs and cash were found in house. Officers were on plain clothes patrol on the evening of Wednesday, October 8 when they spotted a man smoking cannabis. Officers conducted a ...

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