Jezebel: Heroin

An Ex-Addict Aims for Motherhood

Maia Szalavitz — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:30:00 EDT

Years after kicking heroin, a Time reporter finds herself injecting again-this time, in an attempt to get pregnant. Her IV-to-IVF twist of fate triggers a rush of reflections on the meaning of addiction, parenthood, and recovery. More »

This woman crashed a car with 54 bags of heroin in her vagina

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:00:00 EDT

Karin Mackaliunas of Scranton, Pennsylvania could be a character on The Office — if they had a character who stuffs 54 bags of heroin, cash, empty bags, and pills in her vagina and then crashes a car. Bloated much?… [Jalopnik] More »

This woman crashed a car with 54 bags of heroin in her vagina

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:00:00 EDT

Dr. Drew Apologizes To Brad & Angelina For Predicting Their Demise

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:56:00 EST

Yesterday you may have read a rant from Dr. Drew, in which he predicted Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie would break up in a "nuclear eruption." Well, he's offered an apology! Via tabloidy gossip mongers Radar Online. More »

Gone Too Far: Do The Addicts DJ AM Helped Feel Betrayed By His Death?

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:40:00 EDT

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Last night's premiere of Gone Too Far revealed how the DJ AM used his own history of addiction to connect on a personal level with addicts he was helping. But do the show's participants feel betrayed by his overdose? More »

Laotian Government Says Samantha Orobator Is Safe (For Now)

Katy Kelleher — Tue, 05 May 2009 09:30:00 EDT

Samantha Orobator, the pregnant Briton being held in prison in Laos on charges of drug smuggling, may reportedly escape the death penalty - but only because she's pregnant. More »

Former Patient Returns To Celebrity Rehab With Crack, Heroin, And Hamsters

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:00:00 EST

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Thanks to tonight's episode of Celebrity Rehab it's easy to see why re-admitted patient Shifty named his band Crazytown. It perfectly describes his drug-addled fits. More »

Barack Obama Is American Compassion

Megan Carpentier — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:30:00 EDT

A new poll shows that 55 percent of Americans think Obama cares more about people like them. No, they didn't show anyone this picture first. [CNN]
They also didn't show it to the white women surveyed by Rutgers University’s Center for American Women and Politics who helped show that Palin's nomination hasn't disrupted the traditional gender gap between Republicans and Democrats on a long-term basis. [Politico]
And obviously no one showed it to the guy who accused Obama of treason at a Palin rally, because, really, even Norman Rockwell would throw up his hands and turn to abstract art if he saw this picture. [Huffington Post]
But back to the whole accusing the other guy of your own missteps meme, Cindy McCain says that Obama has "waged the dirtiest campaign in American history." Riiiight. [Huffington Post]

Oprah: Entire Ohio Family Addicted To Heroin

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDT

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Today on Oprah, Lisa Ling presented an investigative report on Richland County, Ohio, which is experiencing a heroin addiction epidemic and currently has no rehabs or methadone programs. One family she focused on — two parents, two teenage boys, and one 13-month-old boy — are all addicted to heroin. In the past four years, since the family began shooting up, they have lost their house, their cars, and their jobs. They now live in a homeless shelter and drive two hours every day to pick up their fix. They needed to be interviewed via satellite because they couldn't be away from their drug source long enough to go to Chicago to tape the show. When Oprah asked the family how they make their money to afford all this, they shifted in their chairs. They would only admit to "hustling" and the occasional shoplifting. Tonight, the investigation of the rest of the town goes deeper on Nightline. Clip above. More »

But Doesn't The Bush Administration Care About The Nation's Heroin Addicts?

Moe — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:30:00 EDT

Society has a drug problem, if numbers like these are any indication (and they are). I mean, don't get me wrong, drugs are an excellent way for consumers to waste time, but add to that the snitch-killing and the crop dusting and the weapons stockpiling and the car detailing and wiretapping and the condom swallowing and the fact that determined junkies will figure out how to fatally overdose on legal cancer drugs anyway and you start to think, hey now let's just call this a day, DEA. But is that why the Bush Administration, according to yesterday's Times Magazine, appears to have given up on the Drug War in Afghanistan? Or is it just like, what the fuck else are they going to grow there? That and how Gabriel Garcia Marquez's plan to eradicate the Colombian coke trade didn't work out so well, plus sundry other dour observations and musings on the meaninglessness of with me and Megan after the jump. More »

Afghanistan is known for its heroin production,...

Maria — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:40:00 EDT

Afghanistan is known for its heroin production, and the weak post-Taliban government does little to stop the growing, illegal industry. However, a group of foreign and Afghan businessmen are hoping to influence poppy farmers to grow flowers for perfume instead of drugs. The men are met with resistance, both from the poppy farmers and the corrupt Afghan government, which asks for bribes and stalls production during peak harvesting times. The lack of enthusiasm from the farmers could reflect the difficulties of dealing with a legal business in a weak government, especially when they can grow illegal poppy flowers with more ease. Sure, the beauty industry isn't so great, but is it so wrong to want to have a legal business, and make people smell good in the process? [NPR] More »

Tired Calista Flockhart Tries To Find A Vein

Jennifer — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:10:00 EST

Thinking About Smoking Pot? Watch This First!

Slut Machine — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:30:00 EST

Amy Winehouse: Storing, Snorting Drugs From Her Beehive?

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:00:00 EST

R.I.P. Lady Bird

Jennifer — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:10:13 EDT

America's best-monikered First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson, died this afternoon at the age of 94. She was one of the first people (sorry, Al!) to bring environmentalism center-stage. [CBS News]