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Police: Woman Hid 54 Bags of Heroin, Money in Her Vagina

Authorities in Pennsylvania arrested a 27-year-old woman who they say hid more than 100 items -- including 54 bags of heroin and loose change -- in her vagina. Investigators took Karin Mackaliunas into custody last weekend after she was involved in a motor vehicle crash, according to police in Scranton. Officers in nearby...

Mike DeStefano Dead; A Tribute to the 'Recovery Comic' [VIDEOS]

Mike DeStefano, whose recovery from heroin addiction fueled his no-holds-barred comedy, has died from a heart attack. DeStefano, who was in his 40s, was born in the Bronx in New York, and according to his official bio, became a heroin user at the age of 15. Fifteen years later, he kicked his addiction and began working as...

Study: Alcohol More Lethal Than Heroin, Cocaine

LONDON (Oct. 31) -- Alcohol is more dangerous than illegal drugs like heroin and crack cocaine, according to a new study. British experts evaluated substances including alcohol, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and marijuana, ranking them based on how destructive they are to the individual who takes them and to society as a...

Third-Grader Caught Giving Out Heroin at Pa. School

(April 14) -- Police in a Pennsylvania town would like to know how an 8-year-old boy came into possession of more than 60 bags of heroin, and why he brought them to his elementary school Tuesday. According to Wilkinsburg, Pa., police, when a teacher at Turner Elementary School asked a third-grader what he was carrying in...

Fighting the War in Afghanistan With Fruit

(Feb. 14) -- Joining a growing movement toward resuscitating Afghanistan from the ground up, the Italian Provincial Reconstruction donated 240,000 cherry, almond, apricot and pear trees to Herat Province's department of agriculture. Italy's gift echoes the sentiments of other groups who are pinning hopes for the Afghan...

heroin News From the Web

06/02/12 Two DWI Arrests, Heroin Possession, Modem Theft and... Source: Affton-Shrewsbury Patch - Affton-Shrewsbury MO The following information was supplied by the Shrewsbury Police Department.
06/01/12 Three Arrested for Possession of Heroin Source: ABC - WSET 13 - Lynchburg VA Officials have arrested three people for possession of heroin, according to the Botetourt County Sheriff's Department.
06/01/12 Out of towners caught buying, selling heroin Source: The Somerville News - Somerville MA Last Friday members of the Somerville Police Department Drug Control Unit Detectives conducted an investigation concerning illegal drug activity that was allegedly occurring on Elm St. The investigators' attention was drawn to a woman who was sitting on the steps of a church located at the corner of Elm and Russell Streets.
05/31/12 LMPD: Man Found with 40 Bags of Suspected Heroin,... Source: Lower Moreland Patch - Lower Moreland PA Police responded to the report of a crash in the 1300 block of Byberry Rd. shortly before 4 p.m. last Friday, May 25.
05/30/12 Ex-teacher avoids jail in Pa. bank heist, thefts Source: ABC - WYTV 33 - Youngstown OH A former Pittsburgh teacher has avoided jail on charges she robbed a bank with her ex-boyfriend and stole $22,500 worth or computers from the school where she worked.

Background on heroin

Heroin (diacetylmorphine or morphine diacetate (INN)), also known as diamorphine (BAN), is an opiate analgesic synthesized by C.R Alder Wright in 1874 by adding two acetyl groups to the molecule morphine, a derivative of the opium poppy.

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