Homeless on the Capitol's doorstep
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irishtimes - (Ireland) Realised she was addicted only when the boyfriend was arrested. “. (Fri Nov 20 17:49:27 2009 PST)
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dailycamera - (US) A Longmont police officer who was arrested last week on suspicion of giving prescription drugs to a confidential informant. (Fri Nov 20 16:07:39 2009 PST) [also dailycamera3774]
TOP: Crime: A Tale of Two Cities: Drugs and crime - An American in London; A Brit in Baltimore - baltimoresun.com
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weblogs.baltimoresun - (US) Tens of thousands of people in the city are addicted to narcotics such as heroin and crack cocaine. (Fri Nov 20 14:22:51 2009 PST)
UK: Oldham News - News Headlines - Body of friend dumped in alley - Chronicle Online
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oldham-chronicle - (US) A FULL-SCALE murder inquiry was launched after a group of people dumped a friend’s body in an alley when he collapsed following a drug overdose. A former heroin addict, Mr Scott, of Linden Avenue, Greenacres, had turned up at a friend’s house in Hanson Street on Novembe... (Fri Nov 20 11:27:21 2009 PST)
Mountjoy is market for drugs, says judge
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herald.ie - (Netherlands) MOUNTJOY Prison is like a supermarket for drugs. After a young man told him he was a heroin addict when he went into prison and still had a drug problem when he came out two years later. (Fri Nov 20 07:19:31 2009 PST)
Coroner hits out over death of addicts' baby girl
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yorkshirepost - (UK) Were both heroin addicts who had been prescribed methadone to help them kick their habit. (Fri Nov 20 02:35:39 2009 PST)
Bill Kenwright's Christmas gift to Liverpool, as Scrooge The Musical arrives ...
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liverpoolecho - (UK) He had the idea for his Christmas gift after visiting SHARP (Self Help Addiction Recovery Programme) Liverpool in Rodney Street before a recent game at Goodison Park. Brian says: “I had 30 years of addiction – heroin, crack, methadone . . . anything. Brian says: “I had 30 years of addiction – hero... (Fri Nov 20 00:37:30 2009 PST)