This story was originally published bySearchlight New Mexicoand is published here as part of an ongoing collaboration with Rolling Stone.Additional reporting by Don J. Usner.Read a companion piece about the criminalization of addiction here. Francesquita Martinez’s words are slow and deliberate, perhaps a result of the methadone she’s taking to …
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The filthy, cramped, and corrupt federal lockup in Manhattan where Jeffrey Epstein hanged himself was deemed such a mess that the Department of Justice announced its closure in August — and cleared it of prisoners in late October. On Nov. 4, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New …
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On June 9th, 2021, police in Los Angeles‘s Skid Row, a neighborhood frequented by homeless people and substance abusers, responded to a call from a man in a trailer. The man said that a woman had stopped by hours earlier requesting to take a nap. He obliged, offering her a …
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If there’s anything people on the internet love more than cute animals, it’s tales of Reagan-era drug-induced depravity. So on Tuesday, when Varietyreported that actor Elizabeth Banks‘ upcoming project would focus heavily on a bear involved in a botched drug smuggling operation, people on social media reacted in much the …
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Six members of a New York City drug delivery service have been arrested and charged with distributing heroin and cocaine in connection to the death of HQ Trivia co-founder Colin Kroll. The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the charges Wednesday against the “on-demand drug …
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