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Peaches Geldof’s death likely linked to heroin, police say

Heroin probably played a role in the death of Peaches Geldof, the daughter of musician and Band Aid founder Bob Geldof, who died in her family home last month while alone with one of her two young sons, police said on Thursday.

On the eighth day, God made oxycodone

New York City narcotics agents announced the indictment of five Brooklyn men yesterday, members of a Sabbath-observant drug ring that operated out of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.

Drug abuse debate: Legalization, medication or therapy?

On a wall at Beit T\’Shuvah\’s sanctuary there are plaques with the names of those connected with Beit T\’Shuvah who have passed away. One of those names is that of Josh Lowenthal, a former resident who died on June 11, 1995

Mother pens memoir on life with heroin addict son

Rita Lowenthal raised her family in a nice Jewish home, lived in a nice Jewish neighborhood and belonged to a nice Jewish temple. So how did her son become a heroin addict at age 13?

The need for an answer to that question, as well as a desire for closure, is what inspired Lowenthal to pen \”One-Way Ticket: Our Son\’s Addiction to Heroin\” (Beaufort Books, $14), a memoir that compiles her experiences and correspondence with her son and his journal entries while in and out of San Quentin State Prison.

Iranians Facing Up to Drug Abuse Taboo

Three years ago, Raymond P., a 28-year-old Iranian Jew, was a full-fledged member of a notorious Los Angeles street gang. He sold drugs and suggests that he may have participated in violent crimes. He doesn\’t want to talk about specifics but explains by saying he was desperate to pay for his drug habit.

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