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Posted inEditor's Pick

The Woman on the Line

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands September 12, 2023September 12, 2023

“Every day, the calls come. She can tell quickly who might die.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Land Beyond the Drug War

by Krista Stevens August 2, 2023August 2, 2023

“It’s more than fifty years on from our declaration of a war on narcotics, and people are getting higher on more destructive shit than ever.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Drugs Killed 8 Friends, One by One, in a Tragedy Seen Across the U.S.

by Seyward Darby December 2, 2022December 6, 2022

“It just, it took them.”

Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads September 23, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, our editors recommend stories by Seth Harp, Alanna Mitchell, Cezary Podkul, Alex Vuocolo, and Loren Grush.

Posted inEditor's Pick

‘These Kids Are Dying’ — Inside the Overdose Crisis Sweeping Fort Bragg

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands September 19, 2022October 20, 2022

“A staggering total of 109 soldiers assigned to Fort Bragg died in 2020 and 2021. Dozens have lost their lives there to drug overdoses. Now, their families are demanding answers — and accountability.”

Posted inQuotes

The Deadly Fentanyl Fraud Between the Doctor and the Pharmacist

by Krista Stevens March 24, 2021October 18, 2022

“Then, after he was done seeing patients for the day, he’d begin his other work. The work no one could find out about. The work that would destroy his life, along with hundreds of others.”

Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quotes

‘I was pain incarnate.’

by Krista Stevens August 28, 2018October 19, 2022

As she lives with terminal cancer, Teva Harrison reflects on how fentanyl is helping her make the most of the time she has left.

Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

How an ER Doctor Got Hooked on Fentanyl and Lost It All

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands April 1, 2017October 19, 2022

At Toronto Life, Katherine Laidlaw tells the story of Darryl Gebein, who got hooked one of the most dangerous opioids on the market.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Disgraced

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands March 30, 2017October 19, 2022

As told to writer Katherine Laidlaw, ER doctor Darryl Gebein describes how he became addicted to fentanyl—and lost everything.

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