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The Global Opioid Supply Chain Begins in Tasmania
Pharmaceutical companies exploited a regulatory loophole that allowed for a decades-long boom in licit opioid production fueled by Tasmanian-grown poppies. Here's what the island can tell us about the next wave of the crisis.
Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Marijuana Are All Getting Stronger in the U.S.
It looks like the marketplace for illicit drugs is getting more competitive.
Why Is the DEA Tracking License Plates?
The DEA's license plate tracking program is just the latest case of surveillance gone wrong.
Prescription Painkiller Abuse Linked With Heroin
As states crack down hard on pain prescriptions, some are seeing a resurgence in abuse of the harder stuff.