All news on the topic: heroin

Hunter Michael Shepard, 28, from West Virginia, US, was admitted to rehab five times but it was when he entered a "scary" zombie-like state his life changed forever

Laced pills flooding the illicit drug market increasingly claim lives, with the horse tranquillizer Xylazine causing a shocking spike. Users could get gangrene and even amputation of limbs

The wives of twin brothers who helped to bring down El Chapo when they informed on him are to be jailed. Vivianna Lopez, 42, and Valerie Gaytan, wives of Pedro and Margarito Flores, admitted to money laundering

Cara Tatarelli was painfully thin, had sores on her face and tried to take her own life when she hit rock bottom - but now, three years on, she's enjoying life again.

Hull Crown Court heard graduate Danielle Stafford was an "enthusiastic" cannabis and cocaine dealer as a drugs stash with the street value of £33,600 was found in her Cottingham home

The Royal Navy crew on board the HMS Lancaster work to dismantle the global narcotics trade – busting criminals who pose as fishermen to ship heroin and meth

The law does not fully legalise the substances but means Canadians over the age of 18 in British Columbia who possess up to 2.5g for personal use will not be arrested or charged

Teacher Frank Thompson, 57, is thought to have been under the influence of fentanyl, which he had stashed in the cupboard of his classroom at the school he worked at in New Jersey, when he was found unresponsive