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Commentary February 16, 2017
Why Trump’s Wall Won’t Keep Out Heroin
It’s the easiest drug to traffic in small batches, and it is very lucrative.
By Sam Quinones
Commentary January 18, 2017
Dear President Trump: Here’s How to get Right on Crime, Part 2
End overcriminalization, reward success, pay attention to the heroin crisis.
Vikrant P. Reddy
Life Inside November 17, 2016
My Daughter Died After Spending Four Days in Jail
“Her eyes were slightly open, but vacant.”
By Stephanie Moyer
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
What You're Saying August 17, 2015
‘Access to Emergency Care Is the Very First Step in Saving a Life.’
A selection of recent letters from our readers.
By Jasmine Lee
News August 14, 2015
Narcan: It Saves Lives. Does It Enable Addicts?
For frustrated police, it’s a quick fix but no solution.
By Carl Stoffers
Analysis August 12, 2015
When Heroin Hits the White Suburbs
Suddenly it’s not a crime problem, it’s a health problem.
By Andrew Cohen
News July 13, 2015
For the First Time, Vermont Will Search Prison Staffers
The drug use that plagues the state now haunts its cellblocks.
By Carl Stoffers
Q&A May 7, 2015
‘Methadone Is Better Than Jail’
A conversation with Sandie Alger, former inmate and recovering heroin addict.
By Eli Hager
News February 17, 2015
The Anti-Heroin
Is Vivitrol an answer to addiction? A drug-plagued county thinks so.
By Alysia Santo
Life Inside November 15, 2014
Dying in Attica
An aging bank robber faces the end.
By John J. Lennon

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