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The Woman on the Line
“Every day, the calls come. She can tell quickly who might die.”
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Confessions of a Journalist Turned Weed Smuggler
“A veteran reporter looks back on when he was laid off from his newspaper gig and instead of taking a dead-end desk job turned to running van loads of marijuana across state lines.”
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A Year in Reading: Inward Journeys
Navigating a world in flux demands some understanding of who you really are, and some of my favorite pieces from this year speak to that need.
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Meet the Psychedelic Boom’s First Responders
“With more tripping will come more psychic terror. A new movement of volunteers will guide you through your brain melt.”
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What Harm Reduction Really Looks Like
“Harm reduction advocates are implementing solidarity-based strategies for curbing drug overdoses in Minneapolis.”
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Fentanyl: The Portrait of a Mass Murderer
“A cheap, white powder—50 times more powerful than heroin—which kills more than 70,000 people each year in the United States and countless others across the rest of the Western Hemisphere.”
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Why Is Everyone on Steroids Now?
“Across the internet and in gyms everywhere, body-modifying drug use has become ubiquitous, effective and… normal. Can this really be a good thing?”
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Unknown Costs
Forty-three million Americans need substance addiction treatment, but only a tiny fraction receive it. We know why.
