This publication of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) provides basic facts about heroin, including how it is abused, its affect on the brain, other health effects, treatment options, and reported use by youth.
Funding its war against the United States, the Taliban reaped millions from boom towns trading opium, heroin and meth. Victorious, the group crushed the trade, leaving ghost towns in its wake.
Donald Trump’s pick to be health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reached a pinnacle of power after a life of fame and addictions and a career intertwined with conspiracy theories.