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Canada’s Fentanyl Crisis Has Triggered a Rise in Organ Transplants
More organ donors are dying of drug overdoses, according to new stats released this week.
Heroin Users Who've OD'd Talk About Being Brought Back from the Brink
Naloxone – an opioid antidote – is re-animating hundreds of people every year.
What Happens When Drugs Become Too Powerful for Overdose Kits?
Naloxone kits are failing more and more often because drugs like fentanyl are more potent than they've ever been. Health officials say new approaches are necessary.
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.
Remembering Dead Friends on Overdose Awareness Day
By the time I was 21, I had more dead friends than fingers.
Everything We Know About the Fentanyl Pills That May Have Killed Prince
Bootleg fentanyl from China has flooded the illicit opioid market in both the US and Canada.
Everything You Should Know About Carfentanil, the Drug Even Deadlier Than Fentanyl
It's allegedly been used as a chemical weapon and is an elephant tranquilizer—now, it's being spiked into heroin.
The Story of the Stanford Rape Is Also the Story of a Drug Overdose
Brock Turner's victim wasn't just drunk—she was at risk of coma or death when he attacked her behind a dumpster.
Why Do Brits Love Ketamine So Much?
An investigation, from an American perspective, into why Special K has never really picked up traction as a party drug in the US.
Tracing Heroin's Destructive Path from Afghan Poppy Fields to British Needles
We traveled along the heroin trafficking route from Afghanistan into Iran, Turkey, and Eastern Europe, meeting growers, addicts, and experts along the way.
How Many Drug Overdoses Are Actually Suicides?
As a heroin addict, I saw suicidal friends overdose. In a country where ODs now kill more people than car accidents, undercounting intentional drug deaths is a risk we can't afford.
Do Drug Dealers Worry About Their Customers Dying?
We caught up with three dealers to chat about the risks and ethics of what they do. Is it true dealers never consider the consequences?