heroin

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The US accuses the Sinaloa cartel of helping to fuel a deadly epidemic by flooding the country with fentanyl, a synthetic opioid up to 50 times stronger than heroin.

From BBC

“You can live in Brentwood and get heroin delivered to your house in 20 minutes.”

From Los Angeles Times

Many of the potential jurors spoke of their loved ones struggling with opioids or heroin, but there were other addictions mentioned as well.

From BBC

One was Joseph Musico, 28, a struggling heroin addict and combat veteran who, people said, liked to boast that he wore a necklace of human ears in Vietnam.

From Los Angeles Times

"But what we do know is that young people across the UK have been falling seriously ill after inhaling drugs like Spice and nitazenes, a synthetic drug similar to heroin, but many times more potent."

From BBC