Addiction

Feature July 24

This City Stopped Sending Police to Every 911 Call

Riding along with the civilian “crisis responders” of Olympia, Washington.

By Christie Thompson

Life Inside November 7, 2019

The Never-Ending Drug Hustle Behind Bars

“While I went to high school with casual weed smokers and worked at various jobs with weekend coke snorters, I was entirely unprepared for what I’ve seen in state prison.”

By Dan Rosen

News January 29, 2019

When Going to Jail Means Giving Up The Meds That Saved Your Life

How the Americans With Disabilities Act could change the way the nation’s jails and prisons treat addiction.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

Life Inside January 3, 2019

I Was a Doctor Addicted to Pills. So Were My Patients.

“I had no idea if I would get caught. It didn't matter.”

By Lou Ortenzio as told to Beth Schwartzapfel

The Frame September 26, 2018

A Daily Fight for Control

Two sisters reach for recovery from addiction in jail.

By Celina Fang

News May 10, 2017

A Fresh Take on Ending the Jail-to-Street-to-Jail Cycle

For troubled repeat offenders, a chance at a supportive place to live.

By Christie Thompson

News March 1, 2017

A Better Way to Treat Addiction in Jail

Medications are effective, but jails are still slow to provide them.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

Life Inside January 19, 2017

‘Not Just Another Lost Cause’

How the justice system saved an addict.

By Abby Frutchey

News January 19, 2016

Massachusetts Mobilizes to Treat Addicted Moms

Jail time increasingly gives way to residential programs.

By Meredith Derby Berg

News November 6, 2015

Is the U.S. Ready for Safe Injection Rooms?

A widespread heroin problem could open the door to a once-radical idea.

By Beth Schwartzapfel