painkillers
How Two Teens Used the Baltimore Riots to Start an 'Uber of Drug Dealing'
A new book shows how Freddie Gray's death—and the unrest that followed—presented an opportunity for young dealers.
People Are Stealing Drugs Prescribed to Pets
Veterinarians want to get ahead of this disturbing pattern.
Photos of the Synthetic Drug Epidemic That's Ravaged Gaza
For years now, Gaza has been rocked by the proliferation of a synthetic opiate called Tramadol. We sent a photographer to document sales, police confiscations, and the human suffering that pushes people into opiate use.
The DEA Is About to Make Life Even More Dangerous for Heroin Users
The feds are set to make Kratom, a popular herbal painkiller used as an alternative to heroin and Oxy, schedule I. This is very bad for America's addicts and others who use opioids.
Reducing the Painkiller Supply Could Make America's Opioid Problem Even Deadlier
We know from a century of prohibition that cutting down the supply of a desired drug tends to encourage stronger, shadier alternatives.
I Tried Out the UK Government's Vape Pen
It won't really get you high, but it's a step towards sensible medicinal cannabis policy in the UK.
Canada's Plan to Combat the Opioid Crisis Could Hurt Terminal Patients
A bid to stop doctors from prescribing high doses of opioid painkillers could leave vulnerable people in painful limbo.
Can Better Medical Technology Stop the Opioid Epidemic?
Probably not, but it can start to plug the pipeline.
'Secret Acid,' Today's Comic by Simon Hanselmann
When Owl's at frisbee camp Megg and Mogg take acid and painkillers at the same damn time.
The Young Drug Users Falling Victim to Fentanyl
VICE presents an immersive and personal feature-length documentary about the fentanyl crisis in Canada told from the perspective of a social network of drug users.
Narcotic Painkillers Prolong Pain in Rats
According to a new study, even a few days of opioid treatment can extend chronic pain by months.