In Slum at Epicenter of Duterte’s Drug Crackdown, Fear and Love Coexist
MANILA — The fishing is best on nights like this when the moon is a sliver in the sky, and at midnight in the Philippines’...
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$30 Million in Illegal Drugs Seized From Cross-Border Tunnel in San Diego, U.S. Says
Federal agents seized $29.6 million worth of illegal drugs from a tunnel used by smugglers to enter San Diego from Mexico, a cross-border passageway so...
Who Killed Keylan Knapp?
Among the kids who boarded my No. 6 school bus each morning near Yamhill, Ore., were the Knapps, five smart and rambunctious children whose family...
In a Town Where Meth Is Eclipsing Opioids, Everyone Feels the Pain
LOUISA, Ky. — Home deliveries from the local food bank now require a police escort. A shop owner has started to carry her gun to...
The Need for Grace During the Coronavirus Fight
The past five years have been a remarkable time for America’s opiate-addiction epidemic, now a generation old. The country finally took notice. Media coverage, resources,...
With Meetings Banned, Millions Struggle to Stay Sober On Their Own
On March 13, a dozen people gathered at a Cleveland outpatient clinic for their daily therapy group. They represented a patchwork of addictions: to alcohol,...
Venezuelan President to Be Charged in the U.S. With Drug Trafficking
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, was charged in the United States on Thursday with federal drug trafficking crimes after an investigation by federal authorities...
How the White Working Class Is Being Destroyed
DEATHS OF DESPAIR AND THE FUTURE OF CAPITALISMBy Anne Case and Angus Deaton A 43-year-old white man I will call Darin was recently divorced and...
The Gift of Silence, When There Are No Words
My in-laws were visiting the day I found my sister Gretchen dead of an overdose. They didn’t know what to do. Provide comfort? Space? Just...
New Guidelines Urge Most U.S. Adults to be Screened for Hepatitis C
Most adults in the United States should be screened for hepatitis C, according to guidelines published Monday, as the opioid crisis and more prevalent use...