black tar heroin
By Tony O'Neill
Heart-rending, startling and enlightening, here's a selection—complete with clips—of some of the best work on drugs, addiction and policy ever committed to film. MORE
The snorted mix of black tar heroin and cold meds seems popular mainly in North Texas, where it's implicated in two more fatal ODs. MORE
By Luke Walker
Michigan to decide on medical marijuana regulation, Prison guard busted smuggling heroin-filled burrito into jail, and Leigh Steinberg declares bankruptcy, blames alcohol treatment. MORE
A man busted while out hunting with his son could bag a lengthy jail sentence for heroin possession. MORE
By Will Godfrey
Black Tar Heroin Blamed for Botulism Cases, MLK "Was Drunk" at JFK Funeral, and Keira Knightley Needed Vodka Shots Before Spanking Scene. MORE
By Will Godfrey
Meth War Stalled by Federal Cutbacks, Senate Mulls In-Vehicle Drink Detectors, and Georgia Teacher Picked Up DUI on Her Way to School. MORE
Heroin is seized all over the US, but the "black tar" version is found mainly in the South and on the West Coast. MORE
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