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  1. the other epidemic
    The Deadliest Year In the History of U.S. Drug UseHarrowing new data shows the pandemic created conditions that make using drugs more dangerous.
    By Zachary Siegel
  2. drugs
    Legal Weed and Shrooms Won Big Last NightSix states and the District of Columbia passed drug decriminalization initiatives.
    By Hannah Gold
  3. opioid crisis
    OxyContin Maker Will Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges, AgainA new federal settlement holds itself out as justice. Reality is more complicated.
    By Sarah Jones
  4. opioids
    U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Hit Record High in 2019And initial data suggests that there were 42 percent more overdoses in May 2020 than there were the previous May.
    By Eric Levitz
  5. president trump
    Trump Conquered the GOP by Surrendering to Its EstablishmentThe president has forced congressional Republicans to put him above the law — but not above the conservative agenda.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. trade
    Trump Mulls Throwing Big Pharma Under the Bus to Save NAFTA 2.0The U.S. has long used trade deals as an excuse to export America’s high drug prices. Trump is reportedly willing to back away from that tradition.
    By Eric Levitz
  7. drugs
    South Dakota Debuts New Anti-Drug Campaign: ‘Meth. We’re On It.’The website — onmeth.com — isn’t helping clear up the intentions of the $449,000 advertising campaign.
    By Matt Stieb
  8. social science
    Taking the Right Lessons From Dion Waiters’s Weed Panic AttackThe Twitter jokes were fine, but there’s something serious going on here too.
    By Jesse Singal
  9. house democrats
    Nancy Pelosi’s Drug Plan Pits Trump’s Base Against GOP OrthodoxyPrice controls on prescription drugs are deeply popular with the GOP’s aging base — and deeply antithetical to GOP lawmakers’ ideology.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. war on drugs
    No, Fentanyl Isn’t a Weapon of Mass DestructionThe Trump administration is considering classifying fentanyl as a WMD – a move that has nothing to do with science and everything to do with politics.
    By Sarah Jones
  11. White House Quietly Launches Initiative to Highlight the Evils of MarijuanaThe Marijuana Policy Coordination Committee is collecting info from government agencies on the “negative” aspects of marijuana use.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  12. the opioid epidemic
    Drug Overdoses Killed 72,000 in 2017, a New National RecordOverdose deaths now exceed the peak years for HIV, car crash, and firearm deaths.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  13. Rate of Babies Born to Opioid Addicted Mothers QuadruplesAnother study shows that workers in industries with high injury risk die of opioid overdoses more often than workers in other professions.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  14. The Radical Left’s Agenda Is More Popular Than the Mainstream GOP’sNew polls show that voters support a job guarantee, baby bonds, a public option for the internet, and government production of generic drugs.
    By Eric Levitz
  15. Trump’s Latest Idea for Solving the Opioid Crisis Is Executing Drug DealersAfter advocating for the idea in private, Trump is going public with the maniacal plan.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  16. the opioid epidemic
    Americans Invented Modern Life. Now We’re Using Opioids to Escape It.The scale and darkness of this epidemic is a sign of a civilization in a more acute crisis than we knew.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  17. war on drugs
    Trump Had a 24-Year-Old Former Campaign Staffer Serving As Deputy Drug CzarHe held one of the most important spots at the Office of National Drug Control Policy, which is coordinating the response to the opioid epidemic.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. Trump’s Solution to Opioid Crisis: Tell Kids Drugs Are ‘No Good’Trump’s suggestion comes as he rejects his drug commission’s recommendation to declare a national emergency.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  19. select all
    How an Online Drug Market May Have Pulled the Biggest Scam YetAlphaBay, an online bazaar for drugs and other contraband, disappeared over a week ago — and took millions of dollars with it.
    By Jake Swearingen
  20. White House: It’s Ironic for Trump to Accuse Clinton of Drugging Before Debates“You’re telling me that the candidate who snorted his way through the first two debates is accusing the other candidate of taking drugs?”
    By Eric Levitz
  21. Trump Suggests Clinton Was on Drugs at DebateAt this point, Trump may spend the rest of the campaign “just asking questions.”
    By Chas Danner
  22. Two U.S. Diplomats Were Reportedly Drugged in Russia Last YearIt’s part of a broader campaign of harassment against American officials in Russia.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  23. drugs
    The Obscure, Legal Drug That Fuels John McAfeeThroughout the software engineer’s bizarre downfall and remarkable comeback, his drug of choice has been a mystery — until now.
    By Jeff Wise
  24. This Music Simulator Claims to Get You High Through Your HeadphonesJust think of all the money you’ll save on…other stuff.
    By Eva Hill and Cait Munro
  25. drugs
    A Guide to New York’s First Weed DispensaryFor starters, why patients aren’t allowed to smoke it.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Claire Landsbaum
  26. The Men Making Captagon, the Drug Fueling ISIS “Everything daesh does is because of this pill.”
    By Sulome Anderson
  27. today in police reports
    Penn Station Shooter Snorts Up in CustodyHe tried to hide the evidence under a table. It didn’t work.
    By Nathan Pemberton
  28. plot twists
    Martin Shkreli’s Super-Expensive Drug Has a New, Cheap CompetitorTuring Pharmaceuticals just got disrupted.
    By Eric Levitz
  29. Odom Reportedly Suffered Brain Damage, StrokeHe remains on life support.
    By Eric Levitz
  30. meth labs
    A Meth Lab Exploded Inside a Government BuildingJust say, “Oh no.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  31. drugs
    Synthetic Weed Is Putting New Yorkers in the Hospital Again One hundred sixty this month.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  32. drugs
    4 Wesleyan Students Arrested After Almost a Dozen OD on ‘Bad Batch’ of MollyIt’s unknown what, exactly, their connection is to the overdoses.
    By Jessica Roy
  33. drugs
    11 Wesleyan Students Hospitalized After Taking MollyTwo are in critical condition. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  34. weed
    Colorado Launches More Laid-back Marijuana PSAsMakes sense.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  35. weed
    Study Confirms What You Suspected About ColoradoThey love weed.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  36. weed
    Lawsuit Filed by Nebraska and Oklahoma Seeks to Harsh Colorado’s Mellow Not cool, guys.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  37. bill de blasio’s new york
    A Guide to NYC’s New Marijuana Policy Starting November 19, the NYPD will start making fewer arrests for possession of small amounts of pot.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  38. legalize it
    The Other Big Winner Last Night Was Legal WeedSilver linings (or at least something to dull the pain).
    By Joe Coscarelli
  39. crimes and misdemeanors
    New Jersey Man Caught Pushing ‘Ebola’-Branded HeroinToday in questionable marketing decisions.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  40. drugs
    Hunter Biden Still Gets to Be a Lawyer, Despite the CocaineNo conviction, no problem.
    By Katie Zavadski
  41. weed-stained wretches
    High Times Hits Middle Age: How the Marijuana Magazine Stays Relevant Celebrating 40 years and legalization with the former outlaws.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  42. technology
    The DEA Is Catfishing Drug Dealers on FacebookWithout permission.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  43. drugs
    New York Wants to Import Medical Marijuana (for Now)Bureaucracy, man.
    By Katie Zavadski
  44. drugs
    Why Not Drug Test Everyone via Sewage?Genius.
    By Katie Zavadski
  45. new york’s finest
    NYPD Pays $33,000 Settlement for Confusing Jolly Ranchers With Crystal MethMore taxpayer dollars well spent.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  46. crimes and misdemeanors
    Drug-Dealing Charges Dropped Against Philip Seymour Hoffman ScapegoatMusician Robert Aaron took the fall after the actor’s death.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  47. drugs
    Heroin Deaths Way Up in New York City, Especially Among White Men With MoneyThe numbers last year were the highest in a decade.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  48. crimes and misdemeanors
    Rikers Island Guards Charged With Drug SmugglingTwo of them were arrested on drug charges back in June.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  49. drugs
    Using Synthetic Weed Is Still a Bad Idea It sent 15 New Yorkers to the emergency room over the weekend.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  50. crimes and misdemeanors
    Why 46,000 People in Prison for Drugs May Get Out EarlyThe U.S. Sentencing Commission has reduced its recommended sentences retroactively.
    By Joe Coscarelli
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