heroin

Auburn traffic stop leads to heroin, firearm arrest

  Auburn police arrested a man who had an out-of-state burglary warrant on numerous charges including possession of heroin for sale and a loaded firearm, after he allegedly a ...

The reality of heroin in Roseville

For those addicted to heroin in Roseville, the high can kill pain, blur self-identity and numb perceptions of the outer world; but as the drug’s influence steadily rises in t ...

Campanale first, does no harm

In her ballot statement, Beth Gaines, candidate for the 4th Assembly District (vacated by her husband), states that she is “pro-family.” How does this mesh with her accepting ...

Auburn home invasion, armed robbery reveal drug's attractions and dangers

The wake-up calls are jarring for Placer County communities when it comes to the spread of OxyContin abuse. In Rocklin, it was the morning when the letters on the high school’s ...

Straight Talk: Former heroin addict speaks

Dear Straight Talk: I am writing to “Desperate in Salinas” (Straight Talk, July 19), the girl who was hiding her heroin-addicted boyfriend in her parent’s basement. I, too, w ...

Straight Talk: Heroin a deadly addiction

Dear Straight Talk: I’ve been hiding my boyfriend in my basement bedroom because his parents kicked him out. What nobody knows is that he is addicted to heroin. We both began smo ...