Heroin

Inside the Aryan Brotherhood’s prison heroin empire

At this point, America's notorious prison gang is more devoted to the drug trade than it is to its racist ideology

Seth Ferranti, The Fix Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 5:58 PM UTC
Life The Fix, Aryan Brotherhood

I love an angry heroin addict

Plus: Let's talk about creativity and writing

Cary Tennis Friday, Feb 8, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 24
Life Since You Asked, Heroin

My year of heroin and acne

I was 25 and living with Dad. I wasn't in the clubs, I was in my room. And the worse my skin got, the more I used

Chloe Caldwell Saturday, Jan 5, 2013 12:30 AM UTC 45
Life Life stories, addiction, Drugs

My first time scoring heroin

I come from a staggeringly boring town in Connecticut. Illicit drugs offered the ultimate form of escape

Michael Catero, Narratively Tuesday, Jan 1, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 28
Life Narratively, Heroin, Connecticut

Pakistan faces a growing opium scourge

The country's drug problem is expected to worsen when troops leave neighboring Afghanistan

May Wilkerson, The Fix Friday, Nov 30, 2012 12:42 AM UTC
News The Fix, Pakistan, Opium

Bon Jovi’s daughter arrested after “heroin OD”

Nineteen-year-old Stephanie Bongiovi was apprehended after cops responded to an alleged dorm-room OD this morning

Chrisanne Grise, The Fix Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012 11:27 PM UTC
Life Jon Bon Jovi, Recovery, Heroin

When I became a junkie

A guy I met in rehab shot me up for the first time. Then the needle and I had a love affair all our own

Amy Dresner, The Fix Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012 9:48 PM UTC
Life The Fix, addiction, Heroin

Losing the war on poppies

If Afghanistan's market is booming now, what happens when the U.S. withdraws in 2014?

Jed Bickman, The Fix Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 10:50 PM UTC
Life Afghanistan, The Fix, Heroin, NATO

U.S. addiction diagnoses up 70 percent

The number of diagnosed substance abusers rose drastically between 2001 and 2009 — and more are seeking treatment

McCarton Ackerman, The Fix Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 11:24 PM UTC
Life The Fix, addiction, Heroin

Will a rain forest shrub cure my addiction?

An expert tracks the pros and cons of using ibogaine to relieve heroin withdrawal

Maia Szalavitz, The Fix Sunday, Oct 21, 2012 12:00 PM UTC
Life Heroin, addiction, The Fix

Can we trust addiction medication?

Several drugs can dramatically increase recovery rates, but many patients remain resistent

Sacha Z. Scoblic, The Fix Thursday, Oct 4, 2012 10:09 PM UTC
Life Alcohol, The Fix, addiction, Heroin

Should methadone moms keep their babies?

For child welfare officials, these women are still considered junkies -- and a threat to their newborn

Maia Szalavitz, The Fix Wednesday, Sep 19, 2012 10:21 PM UTC
Life Pregnancy, The Fix, Heroin

You bet your life

With National Suicide Prevention Week upon us, a look at the most deadly of addictions: Gambling

Chris Wright, The Fix Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 5:20 PM UTC
Life The Fix, addiction, Gambling, Drugs

From recovering to recovered

Talking about what I do for a living always keeps me trapped in the drug use of my past. Now that's about to change

Nic Sheff, The Fix Saturday, Sep 8, 2012 12:00 PM UTC 18
Life The Fix, Drugs, addiction, Heroin

Teen heroin use on the rise

And more and more opiates are available over the counter. Just another way the War on Drugs is missing the mark

Tony O'Neill, The Fix Friday, Aug 31, 2012 3:24 PM UTC 22
Life The Fix, Heroin, Drugs, addiction

Strung out during Katrina

As Hurricane Isaac bears down on New Orleans, I'm reminded of the moment I hit rock bottom

Eliza Player, The Fix Thursday, Aug 30, 2012 3:57 PM UTC
Life The Fix, addiction, Katrina, Drugs

I found heroin in my boyfriend’s pocket

I'm so devastated and betrayed. I don't think I can get over it

Cary Tennis Monday, Mar 12, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 89
Life Since You Asked, Heroin

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