/tags/heroin Heroin en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:23:11 GMT /health/2016-02-18/opioid-abuse-is-on-the-rise-in-texas-and-advocates-say-the-state-needs-to-act-fast As in most of the country, opioid abuse is a serious problem in Texas. A growing number of people in the state are becoming addicted to and even dying� Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:23:11 GMT /health/2016-02-18/opioid-abuse-is-on-the-rise-in-texas-and-advocates-say-the-state-needs-to-act-fast Ashley Lopez /austin/2013-01-23/report-jovitas-propietor-at-center-of-heroin-bust-dies Amado “Mayo� Pardo, the 64-year old proprietor of Jovita’s swept up in a sprawling heroin bust last summer, has died, according to online reports.Pardo’s� Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:43:16 GMT /austin/2013-01-23/report-jovitas-propietor-at-center-of-heroin-bust-dies Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard /austin/2011-01-07/police-arrest-72-year-old-man-accused-of-trafficking-244-heroin-balloons We don't often hear about heroin busts from the Austin Police Department. But today APD tells about the arrest of 72-year-old Robert Ramos Perez. He was� Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:36:54 GMT /austin/2011-01-07/police-arrest-72-year-old-man-accused-of-trafficking-244-heroin-balloons Nathan Bernier