Manisha Krishnan
Senior Reporter
manisha.krishnan@vice.comManisha Krishnan is an award-winning journalist who has been reporting on North American drug policy, police brutality, gender-based violence, and firearms since she joined VICE in 2015. Her work on the opioid crisis and cannabis legalization has included unparalleled access to drug traffickers while her reporting centers the experiences of drug users and holds politicians to account.
‘It’s Disgusting’: Viral Overdose Videos Are Hurting People at Their Lowest Moments
A man who was filmed overdosing without his consent is speaking out after going viral in a video by a YouTuber.
People Are Having Seizures After Drinking Shots of ‘Gas Station Heroin’: FDA
Some users of tianeptine, a substance that mimics opioids, have reported being hospitalized after taking shots of Neptune’s Fix.
Montreal Libraries Will Be Able to Kick Out People for Smelling Bad
The new rules will allow libraries to fine and remove people for “personal hygiene that inconveniences staff.”
Ex-White House Adviser Charged With Hate Crime After Islamophobic Rants
Stuart Seldowitz went viral after telling a halal cart employee 4,000 Palestinian children killed in the Israel-Hamas war “wasn’t enough.”
Ex-White House Adviser's Viral Islamophobic Rants Under Investigation by Hate Crimes Unit
Stuart Seldowitz was filmed repeatedly harassing a food cart employee in New York. The cart's co-owner told VICE News he hopes Seldowitz apologizes.
Ex Obama Adviser Says Killing 4,000 Palestinian Children ‘Wasn’t Enough’
Stuart Seldowitz, who worked on the National Security Council South Asia Directorate under President Barack Obama, was filmed accusing a New York City food truck vendor of being a “terrorist.”
China Will Crack Down on Fentanyl Sent to the US. Worse Drugs Could Fill the Vacuum.
The U.S. already pressured China to ban fentanyl once. Supply grew exponentially afterwards.
The First US Safe Injection Sites Did Not Increase Crime: Study
The study looked at four years of data at two New York sites.
Cops Are Going Undercover for ‘Gas Station Heroin’ Busts
Law enforcement are conducting undercover raids and state-wide sweeps as more states ban tianeptine.
Kansas City Cops Raped and Terrorized Black Residents With Impunity: Lawsuit
Five Black women have filed a federal lawsuit against former Kansas City, Kansas detectives, alleging they were raped and stalked as part of a ring of police corruption.
Cop Who Shot Black ‘Hero’ Resigned After Texting ‘I Hate Black People’
The San Jose cop shot a college football player, who wrestled a gun away from a patron at a restaurant, four times.
These Companies Think Legal Cocaine Energy Drinks Are the Future
Safe Supply Streaming Co. is investing in companies that will develop food and drinks made from coca leaf. Drug policy experts are skeptical the new ventures will address the overdose crisis.