NEW: Heroin is disappearing from drug markets across North America— a trend that experts say is wreaking havoc.
bit.ly/3mE9ORJ
In many former heroin strongholds in the U.S. and Canada, the heroin supply is being replaced with fentanyl, which is behind the majority of overdose deaths.
bit.ly/3mE9ORJ
"Most of the Eastern states, for the past several years, it's been very difficult to get much heroin at all and a lot of the times it will just be pure fentanyl," said Dr. Ryan Marino, a medical toxicologist.
bit.ly/3mE9ORJ
In some places where heroin was once widely available, dealers and users told VICE News there's no heroin to be found. And they want it back, not just because it’s their drug of choice, but because its replacement—fentanyl—is killing people in droves.
bit.ly/3mE9ORJ
“[Heroin] overdoses would be in the thousands every year, which is still bad and requires work. But seeing now almost 100,000 Americans died last year from overdoses, and that’s primarily from fentanyl,” Marino said.
bit.ly/3mE9ORJ
Drug users who’ve shifted from using heroin to fentanyl are seeing their tolerances increase, making it harder to switch back, even if that’s what they desire. Fentanyl is also shorter-acting, meaning users need more of it more often to avoid withdrawal.
bit.ly/3mE9ORJ
Some users are calling for a heroin renaissance of sorts—they want a legal exemption to source and use it—before it’s too late.

Read more here: bit.ly/3mE9ORJ

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with VICE News

VICE News Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @VICENews

2 Nov
In the weeks since Texas banned abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy, Texan patients have fled to abortion clinics across the country. @carter_sherman spoke to providers from Arkansas to Washington about how they’re handling the influx.
bit.ly/3nT4Xvl
Since the Texas ban took effect, a Louisiana clinic has seen Texans grow from 20 to 60 percent of its patients. Texans are 20 percent of an Arkansas clinic’s patients—up from 1 percent. Clinics in Seattle, Las Vegas, and Portland have all seen more Texans.
bit.ly/3nT4Xvl
These providers all say the Texan patients they're seeing are only a fraction of those who want to come.

"We’re not hearing from them when they say, 'As it turns out, I couldn’t get care and now I’m being forced to carry a pregnancy against my will.’”
bit.ly/3nT4Xvl
Read 5 tweets
2 Nov
NEW: This how the “Craigslist of guns” helps arm cartels in Mexico.
bit.ly/3ExBIVI
U.S. investigators traced guns found at crime scenes in the Mexican border city of Reynosa back to Americans who used the website Armslist. bit.ly/3ExBIVI
Armslist connects users for private transactions that can be done without the background checks required for purchases from licensed firearms dealers. bit.ly/3ExBIVI
Read 8 tweets
20 Oct
This is not good!
bit.ly/3BZdBOQ
Trump’s decision to endorse QAnon-affiliated candidates because they support his lies about the 2020 election has further mainstreamed the dangerous movement within the Republican Party.
bit.ly/3BZdBOQ
At least 45 people running for Congress have promoted QAnon theories, as well as eight gubernatorial candidates and many more legislative candidates.
bit.ly/3BZdBOQ
Read 4 tweets
19 Oct
BREAKING: Court mistakenly gave potential jurors access to Ahmaud Arbery’s mental health history bit.ly/3nbwrfs
In just a couple of clicks on the Georgia county court’s website, candidates for the jury can access all the motions filed so far in the murder trial of Travis and Gregory McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan. bit.ly/3nbwrfs
Those documents include specifics about Arbery’s mental health and prior criminal history that a judge ordered suppressed and never brought up in court. bit.ly/3nbwrfs
Read 9 tweets
13 Oct
EXCLUSIVE: The wife of the Pulse nightclub gunman, Noor Salman, is ready to speak.

“It’s time people know the truth.” bit.ly/3DxjeUO
In 2018, Noor Salman was prosecuted then acquitted for helping her husband plan his attack, but the verdict was far from vindicating. With the exception of one interview before charges were brought against her, Salman has never spoken publicly—until now. bit.ly/3DxjeUO
In a series of exclusive interviews with VICE News, Salman has finally told her side of the story, one that provides a glimpse into how the private violence of domestic abuse can evolve into the public terror of a mass shooting. bit.ly/3DxjeUO
Read 9 tweets
12 Oct
EXCLUSIVE: The MAGA-loving religious sect that worships with AR-15s has purchased a 130-acre property on a mountain in eastern Tennessee to serve as a “training center” and holy ground, VICE News has learned.
bit.ly/2YF1sjw
The latest property acquisition is more evidence that Pastor Hyung Jin “Sean” Moon—a fervent conspiracy theorist and son of an accused cult leader—is determined to expand his reach. bit.ly/2YF1sjw
According to Moon, the goal of the Tennessee property is to recreate the Unification Church’s infamous spiritual retreat Cheongpyeong, located about 27 miles outside of Seoul, South Korea. bit.ly/2YF1sjw
Read 9 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

:(