Troy is an independent journalist whose reporting on drug policy and science has appeared in Wired, the Guardian, Undark, Discover Magazine, Vice and more. He co-hosts the drug policy podcast Narcotica. He lives in Southwest California.
In 2012, Anna* was trying to smoke crack for the first time. Corner stores in South Carolina sold glass pipes,…
[This article is published in collaboration with Narcotica, a podcast about drugs and the people who use them, hosted by…
[This article is being published in collaboration with Narcotica, a podcast about drugs and the people who use them, hosted…
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