Carlisle Is a Heroin Hotspot – Police
Carlisle is a heroin hotspot – police
While heroin addiction is at shocking levels within the Carlisle area, organised crime gangs are being blamed for the number of people seeking help for amphetamine addiction in west Cumbria. The figures come from Unity, the county's drug and alcohol …
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Joanna Dennehy: The woman who murdered men 'for fun'
Lukasz Slaboszewski moved to the UK from Nowa Sol, Poland, in 2005 to work at the DHL warehouse in Peterborough. At the time of his death, he was prescribed methadone as a substitute for his heroin addiction. He was last seen alive leaving his home in …
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£10m to help Blackpool's most desperate residents
The team of 24 specially trained workers, based at a new HQ in the town centre, will hit the streets and identify those in the resort worst affected by drug and alcohol problems, mental illness and homelessness. The hope is the … “We are after the …
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