As money and people flee small-town America, pills and heroin come in.

Students from a top Auckland college escaped suspension from school after being caught using drugs.

The late star even once admitted to doing cocaine on the set of a Star Wars film saying she was desperate to feel different.

The cause of pop star George Michael's death has been revealed, as a report emerges of his secret battle with heroin addiction.

Two people have been arrested after police found a marijuana plant - that was decorated like a Christmas tree.

A former top official at a $266 billion US pension fund allegedly steered $2.9 billion in trades in exchange for drugs and prositutes.

A millionaire businessman who won a battle to keep his name secret was so addicted to cocaine he begged his dealer for a small amount to "keep him going".

A drug addict accused of lacing a four-year-old girl who later died with drugs has told a jury he was too drugged up and 'off his nut' to know what he was doing.

A meth dealer and addict for 20 years, Australian Pat Smith recalls the night he fired a sawn-off shotgun at a man at point blank range. It turned his life around.

A new report into alcohol and drug use among police detainees shows a reduction in cannabis and alcohol consumption, while the demand for methamphetamine is on the rise.

Doctors are warning of drugs up to 10,000 times more potent flooding Australia's streets.

A powerful new video released today shows kiwis talking frankly about how methamphetamine, also known as P, affected their lives and what turning points triggered their recovery. Source: Youtube / BUZZED

Cash, methamphetamine, vehicles, synthetic drugs and at least one firearm were seized following a major police bust in Christchurch.

Source: Fox News 8. An American mother is facing charges after she allegedly injected heroin into her three children, calling it "sleep juice" and "feel good medicine."

An epidemic of methamphetamine is ripping communities apart - but the fightback has begun.

A man has been charged with attempting to smuggle almost 200kg of methamphetamine, with an estimated street value of $176 million, into New Zealand.

As a nationwide opioid epidemic raged, DEA investigators went after companies distributing millions of highly addictive pills. Then, their cases ground to a halt.

The streets are 'eerily quiet', but the success of gang Tribal Huk's ultimatum is in dispute.

The leader of a methamphetamine importation ring - run from his prison cell - has been jailed.

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Prime Minister John Key has today announced an extra $15 million seized from criminals will be invested in anti-drug initiatives.

Prime Minister John Key has today announced an extra $15 million seized from criminals will be invested in anti-drug initiatives.

A woman who stole 300 pieces of mail to get money for her meth habit dodged a prison sentence in court today.

Police executing a search warrant this morning discovered more than 40 cannabis plants and a large amount of methamphetamine items.

Authorities and health officials across the US are beginning to name their victims as the rates of opiate use across the country reaches new heights.

Source: Facebook: Courtland Garner. Warning: contains disturbing images associated with drug use.

New Zealand is facing a "second wave" of a dangerous methamphetamine problem as the illicit drug becomes cheaper and more readily available.