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.
Decriminalizing Drugs Doesn’t Increase Fatal Overdoses: Study
The study, which looks at states that have decriminalized drugs, comes amid public backlash to progressive drug laws.
The ‘Rat Daddy’ Took Us on a Tour of New York’s Worst Rat Infestations
By day Kenny Bollwerk works at a pizza shop, but by night he turns watchdog and gives rat tours exposing the city’s worst infestations.
Florida Just Banned ‘Gas Station Heroin’
It joins a handful of other states that have banned tianeptine, which causes severe opioid-like withdrawal in some users.
Angus Cloud Died Of a Fentanyl, Cocaine, Meth, and Benzo Overdose.
The Alameda County Coroner's office confirmed today that the Euphoria star consumed a deadly cocktail of drugs.
Ketamine Therapy Is Now Being Offered Across the US by an Insurance Provider
But most people won’t be able to access it at first.
A One-Year-Old New York Boy Died of a Suspected Fentanyl Overdose at His Daycare
Police said three other children also overdosed. Grei Mendez and Carlisto Brito are facing depraved indifference murder charges in relation to the case.
People Are Turning To Reddit To Get Through 'Gas Station Heroin' Withdrawal
Many doctors are unfamiliar with tianeptine, leaving those addicted to support each other. But the crowdsourced detoxes come with their own risks.
Feds Get Rare 'Gas Station Heroin' Conviction
A California man has been convicted of smuggling and misbranding tianeptine after selling the unapproved drug as a “mood enhancer.”
A Canadian Company Is Legally Making and Selling Psychedelic Peyote
Lophos Pharma is starting to produce the psychoactive cactus, which is legal in Canada but illegal in the U.S. except for as part of Native American religious ceremonies.
Sick of Drinking? More People Are Replacing Booze with Ketamine.
While research on using ketamine for addiction is in its early stages, many users claim it is helping them stay off other drugs, such as alcohol.
Dealer Involved in Michael K. Williams Overdose Case Sentenced to 30 Months
"The Wire" creator David Simon had asked for leniency in the case, saying the late actor would not want to see the 71-year-old dealer, who struggled with addiction, jailed.
Couples Are Doing MDMA and Ketamine Therapy To Save Their Relationships
From breaking harmful patterns to improving their sex lives, more couples are using psychedelics combined with therapy to confront their issues.