Heroin

Documentary Addresses Rise In Minn. Heroin Abuse

Twin Cities Public Television will air programs this month examining the dramatic rise in heroin and prescription opiate abuse in Minnesota. “Heroin at Home” is a two-part documentary produced by tpt and the Minnesota Department of Human Services.

2013/06/11

Highly Potent Heroin Has Tight Grip On Metro

Heroin deaths in the Twin Cities are on pace to hit a new record this year. So far in 2013, 15 people have died from heroin overdose in Hennepin, Scott, and Dakota counties. It isn’t a new problem, but is far more dangerous than a few years ago.

2013/06/06

Police Make Dakota County’s Largest-Ever Heroin Bust

Authorities say they believe an arrest last week has resulted in the largest-ever heroin bust in Dakota County.

2013/04/02

Minn. Woman Pleads Guilty To Giving Daughter Heroin

A 37-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to drug charges alleging she gave her 12-year-old daughter heroin, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Wednesday.

2013/01/30

Expert: Treatments For Heroin At Record High In Twin Cities

While the use of prescription opiates is down, drug expert Carol Falkowski says there’s seeing a record number of people going into treatment for heroin addiction.

2013/01/28

Mom Charged With Giving Heroin To Daughter, 12

A Maple Grove mother has been charged after police say she had been supplying a 12-year-old girl with heroin and marijuana.

2012/10/22

Fergus Falls Man, 27, Arrested In Overdose Death

A 27-year-old Fergus Falls man has been arrested in the overdose death of a 23-year-old man, according to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office.

2012/10/16

Hopkins Man Arrested, Charged For Illegal Narcotics, Guns

A 27-year-old Hopkins man has been charged with nine felonies after an investigation located illegal narcotics and firearms in his home and vehicle, according to the Southwest Hennepin Drug Task Force.

2012/09/06

5 People Overdose On Heroin In Duluth; 1 Dies

Duluth police report five people apparently overdosed on heroin over the weekend, and one of them died.

2012/07/16

Major Heroin Ring Dismantled After 15-Month Investigation

Some of the biggest suppliers of heroin in the metro are behind bars after the Minneapolis Police and the DEA dismantled a major heroin ring Thursday.

2012/07/12

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Man Pleads Guilty To Forming Drug-Trafficking Ring

A 26-year-old man with a four-year college degree has pleaded guilty to organizing a drug-trafficking ring that supplied heroin, cocaine, marijuana and ecstasy across North Dakota and Minnesota.

2012/07/10

MN Man Gets 15 Years In Prison For Heroin Case

A Minnesota man has been sentenced to prison in North Dakota for using a person under 18 to distribute heroin.

2012/06/26

DHS: Heroin Treatment Admissions Rise Sharply In Metro

There’s more evidence that heroin and prescription opiates abuse has a strong grip on the Twin Cities.

2012/06/19

Heroin-Related Deaths Increase In Hennepin County

Hennepin County authorities say the number of heroin-related deaths increased dramatically in 2011.

2012/04/12

County Sheriffs: Dramatic Increase In Heroin-Related Deaths

The number of heroin-related deaths has increased dramatically, according to Hennepin County officials.

2012/04/11

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