Opioid Crisis

Drugs

Nitazenes: The ‘New Fentanyl’ Killing Drug Users in Europe

05.17.24

By Ella Glossop
Drugs

Naloxone Man: The IRL Superhero Teaching People How to Reverse Overdoses

02.21.24

By Helen Meriel Thomas
Drugs

I Research Economic Crime and Hang Out With Mexican Cartels

01.22.24

By Kevin Lee Kharas
News

Fentanyl-Laced Coke and Meth Is Not Fuelling America’s Overdose Crisis

09.19.23

By Max Daly
News

The Taliban’s Opium Ban Has Become an Existential Problem for the West

08.30.23

By Max Daly
News

The DEA Says Tranq, Drug Linked to ‘Rotting’ Flesh, Is in Almost Every State

03.21.23

By Manisha Krishnan
News

The Feds Are Cracking Down on a New Drug That Can Cause ‘Rotting’ Flesh

02.28.23

By Manisha Krishnan
News

A Key Ingredient of Tranq Dope Is Legal. Banning It Could Make Matters Worse.

01.18.23

By Manisha Krishnan
News

Republicans Want to Declare Fentanyl a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction.’ That’s a Terrible Idea.

09.21.22

By Manisha Krishnan
News

Cocaine, MDMA, Meth and Opioids to Be Decriminalised in Canadian Province

06.01.22

By Max Daly
News

4 Men Charged in Fentanyl Overdose That Killed Michael K. Williams

02.02.22

By Anya Zoledziowski
News

Michael K. Williams’ Death Shows Opioids Have Never Been More Dangerous

09.28.21

By Manisha Krishnan

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Gaming

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