A medical expert in Britain causes waves by suggesting addicts be given drugs under medical supervision, but is he right?
A debate is raging in England – and around the world – as the head of Britain’s biggest nursing union suggested that heroin be prescribed to users to cut crime and keep public spaces free of dirty needles.
Dr. Peter Carter, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), proposed that Britain’s National Health Service should offer heroin to drug addicts and open “consumption rooms” where users can go to inject under medical supervision, according The Guardian newspaper. (more…)
One state’s department of health office has raised eyebrows with a brochure aimed at helping heroin users “stay safe.” 
It’s highly addictive and still one of the most popular drugs around, but what is heroin, what are the dangers and what does it take to kick the habit?
A drug may fade from the headlines, but it never really goes out of style. Is heroin, which became a hot drug in the ‘90s, still popular among substance abusers?
While heroin may be cheaper than beer, this inexpensive high ultimately has a very large price tag. 
Heroin use has spiked among teens as the dangerous drug becomes trendy again.