BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Elephant cured of drug addiction

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Elephant cured of drug addiction: "An Asian elephant that became addicted to heroin after being fed bananas spiked with the drug is to return home after undergoing a detox programme.

The four-year-old animal, called Xiguang, received methadone injections for a year at five times the human dosage, state media said."