Those closest to him believed his intentions were pure, but he may have been overwhelmed by the reality of what his vision entailed.
A rapidly growing heroin market in South Africa seems to have gone largely undetected by SA police and government.
Golden Mtika looks into nyaope, the drug cocktail that combines heroin, rat poison or antiretrovirals which is plaguing South Africa’s townships.
What are the most addictive substances in the world? According to one landmark study, these five come out tops.
Days before she was hospitalised for an alleged heroin overdose, Demi Lovato forgot the lyrics to her own song. Little did anyone know, it was a sign of things to come.
On his way to the Seychelles, a man was caught carrying a stash of heroin with a street value of R112 000 at OR Tambo. Close, but not quite.
Everyone knows that heroin is a killer, but it doesn’t seem all that powerful when compared to how some are getting their kicks these days.
Last week the SAPS were super stoked with what many called one of the biggest drug busts in South Africa’s history, but now we know a little more.
As American states and doctors make it tougher to get prescription opioids, drug cartels are once again making big profits selling heroin to addicts.
A mother has lost her child – and not for the first time – when he was found in the back of a car after his grandmother passed out.
When a drug starts killing more people than heroin you know you have a crisis. Turns out America has a real Fentanyl problem.
In order to escape a life of pain, people are addicted to bad drugs – but this policeman hit a mother load thanks to his hound.
Crazy Mike has confessed to killing over 16 people while travelling as a homeless person since the age of 14.
I remember buying those Lucky packets growing up and being excited by the cool little toys. It seems things may have escalated since then.
They call New York ‘the city that never sleeps’, although residents will be kipping a little easier after the DEA pulled off a monster drug bust.
Cricket, the gentlemen’s game that still calls the breaks between sessions ‘lunch’ and ‘tea’. This woman didn’t exactly uphold the virtues of the game though.
I’m sure you’ve seen a study or two singing the virtues of the ‘erb over the past few years but this new study has really given booze a clip around the ears.
I imagine we are all aware that there are a fair few drugs floating around Hollywood circles. One street artist has made a point of confronting the movie bigwigs about it with a life-size statue enjoying himself a little too much.
We sometimes do stupid things in life. This may lead us into some sticky situations…most of which we can probably handle. Sometimes however, you do something really, really retarded…
Here’s another perfect example why drugs will get you nothing but health problems, debt and depression.
One can never be too careful, or to crafty, when it comes to drug trafficking (not that I know). We’ve seen drugs in hair, food, aerosol cans… and now a Jaguar.
All the details as the case unfolds and forensic experts from around the country begin the hunt for a way to identify the kingpins of this international drug ring…
Peaches Geldof’s death has been ruled ‘unexplained’ up until now. The police said no hard drugs were found in the house, whilst others speculated that perhaps her diet was to blame. Well, it looks like the truth is out..
An Australian warship called HMAS Darwin (obviously) has made a heroin bust worth R2,87 billion. Yassis, guys. That’ll do. They nabbed the ton of heroin from a smuggling boat off the coast of Kenya. The 46 sacks of heroin were hidden in amongst bags of cement. Darwin is taking part in the British-led Combined Task […]
The 46-year-old actor’s untimely death may have come as a surprise when his body was found last Sunday by concerned friends. But Philip Seymour Hoffman’s troublesome past with drug addiction reared its head again in the months leading up to his death.
“I’d like to order a toy.” Would you like fries with your heroine? That’s right, a McDonald’s employee in Pittsburgh was selling heroine over the counter when you asked to order a toy. After ordering, users simply went to the first drive-through window to collect their hard drugs.
The first cases of the terrifying, homemade, cheap-o version of heroin that eats the flesh of users from the inside and leaves them with reptilian-like skin (hence the name), have been reported in Arizona. The state fears that this is the beginning of an epidemic.
When your job entails investigating illegal activity and ruffling the wrong feathers, it will very often put you in awkward situations. Investigative journalist Brian Krebs often publishes articles about the online criminal underworld and unsurprisingly he has been harassed for his efforts.
Ingrid Loyau-Kennet, a mother of two and a cub scout leader from Cornwall, attempted to persuade the terrorists to give their weapons over to her. Not only did Loyau-Kennet face the terrorists, but she also shielded the body from any further mutilation.
It’s a long and gruesome story that involves a pair of incredibly wealthy individuals. Hans and Eva Rausing were happily married for 21 years, she was from a wealthy American family and he was living off the money he inherited from the Tetra Pak carton empire. Unfortunately, the couple’s marriage was marred by drug abuse, which would ultimately be the cause of Eva’s death.