Ready Access, Low Cost, Pill-Like High: Heroin's Rise and Fatal Draw

Ready access, low cost, pill-like high: Heroin's rise and fatal draw
"Heroin is pummeling the Northeast, leaving addiction, overdoses and fear in its wake," said James Hunt of the Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Office. A 2012 survey by the federal … Last month, at least 22 people in western Pennsylvania … Read more on CNN

Philip Seymour Hoffman's overdose: Don't expect anyone to serve time
n Tuesday evening, New York police arrested four people with more than 350 bags of heroin among them, reportedly in connection with the fatal apparent overdose of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman over the weekend. The three men and one women all lived in … Read more on The Week Magazine