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Drugs
the other epidemic
Dec. 23, 2020
The Deadliest Year In the History of U.S. Drug Use
Harrowing new data shows the pandemic created conditions that make using drugs more dangerous.
By
Zachary Siegel
drugs
Nov. 4, 2020
Legal Weed and Shrooms Won Big Last Night
Six states and the District of Columbia passed drug decriminalization initiatives.
By
Hannah Gold
opioid crisis
Oct. 21, 2020
OxyContin Maker Will Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges, Again
A new federal settlement holds itself out as justice. Reality is more complicated.
By
Sarah Jones
opioids
July 15, 2020
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Hit Record High in 2019
And initial data suggests that there were 42 percent more overdoses in May 2020 than there were the previous May.
By
Eric Levitz
president trump
Dec. 24, 2019
Trump Conquered the GOP by Surrendering to Its Establishment
The president has forced congressional Republicans to put him above the law — but not above the conservative agenda.
By
Eric Levitz
trade
Dec. 5, 2019
Trump Mulls Throwing Big Pharma Under the Bus to Save NAFTA 2.0
The 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
drugs
Nov. 18, 2019
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
social science
Nov. 12, 2019
Taking the Right Lessons From Dion Waiters’s Weed Panic Attack
The Twitter jokes were fine, but there’s something serious going on here too.
By
Jesse Singal
house democrats
Sept. 19, 2019
Nancy Pelosi’s Drug Plan Pits Trump’s Base Against GOP Orthodoxy
Price controls on prescription drugs are deeply popular with the GOP’s aging base — and deeply antithetical to GOP lawmakers’ ideology.
By
Eric Levitz
war on drugs
Apr. 15, 2019
No, Fentanyl Isn’t a Weapon of Mass Destruction
The 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
Aug. 29, 2018
White House Quietly Launches Initiative to Highlight the Evils of Marijuana
The Marijuana Policy Coordination Committee is collecting info from government agencies on the “negative” aspects of marijuana use.
By
Adam K. Raymond
the opioid epidemic
Aug. 15, 2018
Drug Overdoses Killed 72,000 in 2017, a New National Record
Overdose deaths now exceed the peak years for HIV, car crash, and firearm deaths.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Aug. 9, 2018
Rate of Babies Born to Opioid Addicted Mothers Quadruples
Another 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
Aug. 2, 2018
The Radical Left’s Agenda Is More Popular Than the Mainstream GOP’s
New 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
Mar. 1, 2018
Trump’s Latest Idea for Solving the Opioid Crisis Is Executing Drug Dealers
After advocating for the idea in private, Trump is going public with the maniacal plan.
By
Adam K. Raymond
the opioid epidemic
Feb. 20, 2018
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
war on drugs
Jan. 15, 2018
Trump Had a 24-Year-Old Former Campaign Staffer Serving As Deputy Drug Czar
He 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
Aug. 9, 2017
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
select all
July 12, 2017
How an Online Drug Market May Have Pulled the Biggest Scam Yet
AlphaBay, an online bazaar for drugs and other contraband, disappeared over a week ago — and took millions of dollars with it.
By
Jake Swearingen
Oct. 17, 2016
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
Oct. 15, 2016
Trump Suggests Clinton Was on Drugs at Debate
At this point, Trump may spend the rest of the campaign “just asking questions.”
By
Chas Danner
Oct. 5, 2016
Two U.S. Diplomats Were Reportedly Drugged in Russia Last Year
It’s part of a broader campaign of harassment against American officials in Russia.
By
Adam K. Raymond
drugs
Sept. 30, 2016
The Obscure, Legal Drug That Fuels John McAfee
Throughout the software engineer’s bizarre downfall and remarkable comeback, his drug of choice has been a mystery — until now.
By
Jeff Wise
Aug. 3, 2016
This Music Simulator Claims to Get You High Through Your Headphones
Just think of all the money you’ll save on…other stuff.
By
Eva Hill
and
Cait Munro
drugs
Jan. 7, 2016
A Guide to New York’s First Weed Dispensary
For starters, why patients aren’t allowed to smoke it.
By
Margaret Hartmann
and
Claire Landsbaum
Dec. 9, 2015
The Men Making Captagon, the Drug Fueling ISIS
“Everything
daesh
does is because of this pill.”
By
Sulome Anderson
today in police reports
Nov. 16, 2015
Penn Station Shooter Snorts Up in Custody
He tried to hide the evidence under a table. It didn’t work.
By
Nathan Pemberton
plot twists
Oct. 23, 2015
Martin Shkreli’s Super-Expensive Drug Has a New, Cheap Competitor
Turing Pharmaceuticals just got disrupted.
By
Eric Levitz
Oct. 15, 2015
Odom Reportedly Suffered Brain Damage, Stroke
He remains on life support.
By
Eric Levitz
meth labs
July 23, 2015
A Meth Lab Exploded Inside a Government Building
Just say, “Oh no.”
By
Adam K. Raymond
drugs
Apr. 18, 2015
Synthetic Weed Is Putting New Yorkers in the Hospital Again
One hundred sixty this month.
By
Caroline Bankoff
drugs
Feb. 25, 2015
4 Wesleyan Students Arrested After Almost a Dozen OD on ‘Bad Batch’ of Molly
It’s unknown what, exactly, their connection is to the overdoses.
By
Jessica Roy
drugs
Feb. 23, 2015
11 Wesleyan Students Hospitalized After Taking Molly
Two are in critical condition.
By
Caroline Bankoff
weed
Jan. 6, 2015
Colorado Launches More Laid-back Marijuana PSAs
Makes sense.
By
Margaret Hartmann
weed
Dec. 27, 2014
Study Confirms What You Suspected About Colorado
They love weed.
By
Caroline Bankoff
weed
Dec. 19, 2014
Lawsuit Filed by Nebraska and Oklahoma Seeks to Harsh Colorado’s Mellow
Not cool, guys.
By
Caroline Bankoff
bill de blasio’s new york
Nov. 11, 2014
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
legalize it
Nov. 5, 2014
The Other Big Winner Last Night Was Legal Weed
Silver linings (or at least something to dull the pain).
By
Joe Coscarelli
crimes and misdemeanors
Oct. 23, 2014
New Jersey Man Caught Pushing ‘Ebola’-Branded Heroin
Today in questionable marketing decisions.
By
Joe Coscarelli
drugs
Oct. 17, 2014
Hunter Biden Still Gets to Be a Lawyer, Despite the Cocaine
No conviction, no problem.
By
Katie Zavadski
weed-stained wretches
Oct. 17, 2014
High Times
Hits Middle Age: How the Marijuana Magazine Stays Relevant
Celebrating 40 years and legalization with the former outlaws.
By
Joe Coscarelli
technology
Oct. 7, 2014
The DEA Is Catfishing Drug Dealers on Facebook
Without permission.
By
Joe Coscarelli
drugs
Sept. 30, 2014
New York Wants to Import Medical Marijuana (for Now)
Bureaucracy, man.
By
Katie Zavadski
drugs
Sept. 26, 2014
Why Not Drug Test Everyone via Sewage?
Genius.
By
Katie Zavadski
new york’s finest
Sept. 4, 2014
NYPD Pays $33,000 Settlement for Confusing Jolly Ranchers With Crystal Meth
More taxpayer dollars well spent.
By
Joe Coscarelli
crimes and misdemeanors
Aug. 29, 2014
Drug-Dealing Charges Dropped Against Philip Seymour Hoffman Scapegoat
Musician Robert Aaron took the fall after the actor’s death.
By
Joe Coscarelli
drugs
Aug. 28, 2014
Heroin Deaths Way Up in New York City, Especially Among White Men With Money
The numbers last year were the highest in a decade.
By
Joe Coscarelli
crimes and misdemeanors
July 29, 2014
Rikers Island Guards Charged With Drug Smuggling
Two of them were arrested on drug charges back in June.
By
Caroline Bankoff
drugs
July 28, 2014
Using Synthetic Weed Is Still a Bad Idea
It sent 15 New Yorkers to the emergency room over the weekend.
By
Caroline Bankoff
crimes and misdemeanors
July 18, 2014
Why 46,000 People in Prison for Drugs May Get Out Early
The U.S. Sentencing Commission has reduced its recommended sentences retroactively.
By
Joe Coscarelli
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