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Nancy Polanco Najera
Conflict
As more women are incarcerated in Mexico, so are their babies
Confiscated opium in Iran
Conflict
Iran’s drug use doubles in six years
Police
Lifestyle
The number of daily opioid overdoses in South Florida is overwhelming police
There are close to 1,100 patients at Manila's Bicutan Rehabilitation Center, double its maximum capacity.
Justice
How to rehabilitate addicts in the Philippines’ vicious drug war?
Arts
How this filmmaker went from dealing heroin to working on ‘T2 Trainspotting’
Yolanda Ampoan is hugged by her children after learning of the death of her son Sandrex Ampo. Ampo was killed by unknown assailant on September 23, 2016 in Punta Sta Ana, Manila.
Justice
When half a million drug users surrendered in the Philippines, authorities sent some of them to Zumba
Heroin essay 1
Health
Photos: Getting to know the person behind the heroin addiction
Nine-year-old Tumelo shows off antiretroviral pills before taking his medication at Nkosi's Haven, south of Johannesburg. Such anti-AIDS drugs are used as part of the cheap, illegal cocktail known as "nyaope."
Health
South Africa’s new drug cocktail of choice is devastating its townships
A small kit of supplies containing syringes, bandaids and antiseptic pads waits to be used by a drug addict inside a safe injection site on Vancouver, British Columbia's eastside August 23, 2006. Nearly a decade later, the city will be offering free heroi
Health
Vancouver combats heroin by giving its addicts the best smack in the world
Three addicts preparing to smoke heroin under a bridge in Kabul’s Pol-e Sokhta neighborhood.
Health
There’s almost no help for Afghanistan’s 1.6 million drug addicts
Arts, Culture & Media
Carrie Fisher on sobriety
Health & Medicine
The Army’s new approach to mental health
Arts, Culture & Media
Counseling for Will Smith’s character in ‘Hancock’
Arts, Culture & Media
Is the Internet a Drug?
Conflict & Justice
How an Afghan Methadone Clinic is Fighting to Counter HIV
Development & Education
No booze on London subway