Philip Seymour Hoffman

Achieving one of those results is hard enough. And recent experiments suggest we may not be able to have both even if we want to.

• By Chris Uggen

Money can't beat heroin, no matter how much we throw at it; the iboga plant is a different story.

• By Ted Scheinman

Years of reporting in Pacific Standard have led us to one conclusion: Decriminalizing drug use will save money—and lives.

• By Nicholas Jackson