Macomb County leads state in fatal heroin overdoses

Macomb County leads state in fatal heroin overdoses
“That is a change from 10 years ago when powered cocaine and crack cocaine were our main focus.” Overdoses for relatively cheap heroin exceed those … Since 1999, 477 people have overdosed on heroin in Macomb County, with gradually increasing numbers … Read more on Royal Oak Daily Tribune

Rob Ford crack video: Death threats revealed in police wiretaps
The hunt for a video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine prompted death threats from Ford's friend Alexander Lisi, according to police documents, with Lisi apparently acting as the mayor's muscle around the Dixon Road community to suppress … Read more on CBC.ca

Removing psychiatric patients' cigarettes deepens their trauma: DiManno
But most people who end up at any of its three primary Toronto locations are not there because of a nicotine addiction. Their mental health issues are … A cigarette, any nicotine product, is no less contraband than a switchblade knife, a crack pipe … Read more on Toronto Star