The report authors point the finger directly at shared needle use between heroin users and identified which states — and policies — are keeping the infections in check. (fortune.com)
Mayor Bill de Blasio endorsed opening four injection facilities for heroin users after months of protests from advocates. (patch.com)
Microbe hunters think they have finally identified the lethal bug that has killed more than three dozen heroin users in the United Kingdom and Ireland since early May. (sciencemag.org)