drugs

Illinois Sisters Speak Out About Their Krokodil Use

Lacey Donohue · 10/15/13 10:25PM

After last week’s announcement that Krokodil had made its way to suburban Chicago, two sisters have confirmed that they are two of the five people being treated at the Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet for complications from the drug.

Hamilton Nolan · 10/09/13 11:31AM

Today, Maine becomes the first U.S. state to allow residents to legally purchase cheap mail-order prescription drugs from foreign pharmacies.

A Silk Road Employee's Tearful Goodbye

Adrian Chen · 10/03/13 04:36PM

The notorious drug market Silk Road was shut down Tuesday by the FBI and its alleged owner arrested, but for some reason the site's active forums remain intact. Since yesterday's news, they've been been filled with commiserating and frantic organizing by dealers headed to safer passage. It's like the last day of camp, only with more felony charges. One post stood out: The teary farewell of Silk Road employee named Libertas.

Feds Raid Underground Drug Market Silk Road, Arrest Alleged Owner

Adrian Chen · 10/02/13 11:10AM

The FBI says it's unmasked the man behind the notorious underground online drug market Silk Road. 29-year-old Ross William Ulbricht has been charged with running Silk Road under the moniker "Dread Pirate Roberts," according to a complaint released today. According to the complaint, Silk Road was a massive business, doing in total $1.2 billion in sales and leading to $80 million in commissions. Ulbricht has been hit with conspiracy charges related to possession with intent to distribute drugs, hacking and money laundering.

Max Rivlin-Nadler · 09/28/13 02:27PM

She's your pusherman — in that, she mostly gets pushed around in a stroller. A 3-year-old girl was found with 14 bags of marijuana in her backpack at a Manhattan daycare center.

Why Everything You Think You Know About Crack Addiction Is Wrong

Cord Jefferson · 09/17/13 04:41PM

One of the reasons America's idiotic war on drugs has existed as a punitive project rather than a therapeutic one is because it's easier to write off drug addicts as losers with no self-control instead of damaged people deserving of sympathy. The nation is a rat race for money, and the fewer people competing for that money the better, so who cares if some sad guy addicted to crack gets thrown in jail for years on end? More for me.

Harvard Kids: Rich, Sexless Nerds

Hamilton Nolan · 09/06/13 11:53AM

Hello, there is a new survey out telling us EVERYTHING about the proud freshman class of Harvard. What are they like, these young, sexually frustrated leaders?

Camille Dodero · 09/05/13 06:59AM

"I used to shoot cocaine, heroin and ketamine. All together. Morning, night, 20 times a day." Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr., now four years sober, can finally wear short sleeves.