HEROIN ADDICTION

Taylor Nicole Dean is the queen of PetTube, a YouTube niche for people who have dozens of pets. After disappearing for months, she explains how heroin took over her life.

We meet two Swedish drug users who have escaped Sweden's zero-tolerance policy and instead live on the streets of Copenhagen.

Prescription opioids are effective in treating pain, but they're also highly addictive and can act as a gateway to heroin abuse. Vice went to Philadelphia to meet some men in recovery and learn about the thin line between treatment and addiction.

After taking a now-viral photo of a Ohio couple suffering a heroin overdose, Patrolman Fred Flati sits down with VICE News to discuss the surrounding controversy.

We hear about Alexis Neiers's struggles with addiction, her criminal involvement in the real-life Bling Ring, and her new role as a sober mother.