Opioid Crisis
Naloxone Man: The IRL Superhero Teaching People How to Reverse Overdoses
Former raver and morph suit enthusiast George Charlton is an “expert by experience” when it comes to drugs and harm reduction.
I Research Economic Crime and Hang Out With Mexican Cartels
Bertrand Monnet is a professor, but his field work is a little... unusual.
Fentanyl-Laced Coke and Meth Is Not Fuelling America's Overdose Crisis
The authors of a new study charting a deadly “fourth wave” of drug overdoses tell VICE News that media reports attributing the rise to cocaine and meth being cut with synthetic opioids are wrong.
The Taliban’s Opium Ban Has Become an Existential Problem for the West
As fears grow Afghanistan’s opium trade is the only barrier to a global opioid death epidemic, experts tell VICE News “there are no good options.”
The DEA Says Tranq, Drug Linked to ‘Rotting’ Flesh, Is in Almost Every State
The DEA issued its first public safety alert about tranq, a drug linked to severe skin wounds and amputations.
The Feds Are Cracking Down on a New Drug That Can Cause ‘Rotting’ Flesh
The FDA said drugs containing the animal sedative xylazine can cause “severe skin wounds and patches of dead and rotting tissue.”
A Key Ingredient of Tranq Dope Is Legal. Banning It Could Make Matters Worse.
House Republicans want the federal government to schedule the animal tranquilizer xylazine, part of a drug cocktail called “tranq dope.”
Republicans Want to Declare Fentanyl a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction.’ That’s a Terrible Idea.
Republicans and some Democrats are pressuring Biden to classify fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction.” Experts say it will exacerbate the war on drugs.
Cocaine, MDMA, Meth and Opioids to Be Decriminalised in Canadian Province
The three-year experiment in British Columbia is the latest progressive measure to combat record drug deaths.
4 Men Charged in Fentanyl Overdose That Killed Michael K. Williams
Irvin Cartagena, Hector Robles, Luis Cruz, and Carlos Macci were charged in New York on Tuesday.
Michael K. Williams’ Death Shows Opioids Have Never Been More Dangerous
New York City's chief medical examiner said Williams died of an accidental overdose and had fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in his system.
'It's Social Murder.' How the Major Parties Will Combat Canada's Overdose Crisis
Over 22,000 Canadians have died of a drug overdose since 2016. Here's the Liberal, Conservative, and NDP plans to tackle the crisis.