Heroin

Commentary February 16, 2017

It’s the easiest drug to traffic in small batches, and it is very lucrative.

By Sam Quinones

Commentary January 18, 2017

End overcriminalization, reward success, pay attention to the heroin crisis.

Vikrant P. Reddy

Life Inside November 17, 2016

“Her eyes were slightly open, but vacant.”

By Stephanie Moyer

News January 19, 2016

Jail time increasingly gives way to residential programs.

By Meredith Derby Berg

News November 6, 2015

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

By Beth Schwartzapfel

What You're Saying August 17, 2015

A selection of recent letters from our readers.

By Jasmine Lee

News August 14, 2015

For frustrated police, it’s a quick fix but no solution.

By Carl Stoffers

Analysis August 12, 2015

Suddenly it’s not a crime problem, it’s a health problem.

By Andrew Cohen

News July 13, 2015

The drug use that plagues the state now haunts its cellblocks.

By Carl Stoffers

Q&A May 7, 2015

A conversation with Sandie Alger, former inmate and recovering heroin addict.

By Eli Hager