heroin

Washington Mother Facing Charges For Injecting 3 Children With Heroin; Calling it ‘Feel Good Medicine’

Court documents say Ashlee Hutt and Leroy McIver were found living with their three children in a ho...

Feb 13, 2017 03:08 AM EST

House Approved Bipartisan Drug Abuse Bills, Additional $1.1 Billion Fund Proposed

Bills have been approved by the House to combat the nationwide problem on the misuse of prescription...

May 14, 2016 02:25 AM EDT

New England Cites Marijuana to Hold Off Opiate Addiction

Marijuana legalization has been an issue around the world whether its for medical purposes or recrea...

Apr 19, 2016 11:46 PM EDT

California Lawmaker Proposes Supervised Heroin Use at Facilities

A California lawmaker wants people to be allowed to use heroin, crack, opioids and other drugs with ...

Apr 06, 2016 01:24 AM EDT

Obama Announces New Measures To Fight Opioid, Heroin Abuse Epidemic

President Barack Obama and his administration have announced new actions to combat heroin and opioid...

Mar 30, 2016 12:50 AM EDT

Democrats still fighting for bipartisan anti-dDemocrats still fighting for bipartisan anti-drug bill despite Republican's thumbs down of $600 million funding600 million funding

A bipartisan anti-drug bill may still be fighting for its political life despite the Republican's sh...

Mar 03, 2016 08:05 AM EST

Heroin Dealers Tied to the Mexican Cartel Nabbed in NJ Hotel Drug Bust

Four men, who are believed to be heroin dealers with ties to the Mexican cartel, were arrested at a ...

Feb 05, 2016 05:42 AM EST

White House program to aim at combating rise in heroin deaths

With a rise nationally in fatal heroin overdoses, the White House on Monday will announce a plan pai...

Aug 17, 2015 09:30 AM EDT

Mexican kingpin's home town stunned by 'bad ass' escape

In Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's home town, some thought they were dreaming and others shed tears of j...

Jul 19, 2015 05:55 PM EDT

California governor blocks parole of ex-Mexican Mafia prison gang leader

California Governor Jerry Brown blocked parole for a former leader of the Mexican Mafia prison gang ...

Feb 21, 2015 06:41 AM EST

Over 100 arrested in New Orleans drugs sweep

Federal prosecutors in New Orleans announced on Friday the arrest of over 100 suspects and the seizu...

Jan 31, 2015 08:32 PM EST

U.S. indictment unsealed in San Diego against Sinaloa cartel members

Federal prosecutors in San Diego unsealed 14 grand jury indictments on Friday against 60 members of ...

Jan 17, 2015 06:32 AM EST

Alleged head of Chicago branch of Mexican drug cartel arrested

The alleged head of the Chicago-area branch of a Mexican drug cartel faces federal charges with seve...

Dec 12, 2014 03:26 AM EST

Four arrested in Kenya over drug syndicate linked to U.S.

Four people were arrested in Kenya's Indian Ocean port of Mombasa on suspicion of trafficking huge q...

Nov 11, 2014 04:12 AM EST

Delaware mother charged after daughter brings heroin to daycare

A Delaware mother was arrested on Monday after her four-year-old daughter unknowingly brought roughl...

Oct 07, 2014 09:31 AM EDT