fentanyl

Fentanyl Isn’t Being Cut Into the Cocaine Supply. Here’s Why.

Over the course of my 28 years in prison, I've known a lot of people who sold drugs. I sold…

October 31, 2023

San Francisco to Start Charging Fentanyl Sellers With Murder

A joint anti-drug task force in San Francisco is to begin charging people who sell fentanyl that's involved in a…

October 31, 2023

It’s Fentanyl Misinformation Season. Please Consume Media Responsibly.

Every year, the Drug Enforcement Administration gets a few more allies in its bid to turn October into National Fentanyl…

October 30, 2023

One Weird Trick Reporters Can Use to Make Fentanyl Stories Less Bad

Media coverage of fentanyl is beyond a quick fix, but I think this one would improve it. Journalists often use…

October 24, 2023

Still No Confirmed Reports of Fentanyl in Cannabis, New York Regulators Say

New York marijuana regulators are working to debunk what they say is the “false” narrative that cannabis is commonly adulterated…

October 24, 2023

Stop Scapegoating Immigrants for the Fentanyl-Involved Overdose Crisis

As the United States continues to grapple with a devastating opioid-involved overdose crisis, conservative policymakers have seized on a familiar…

October 16, 2023

US-Mexico Talks: More Fentanyl Crackdowns, Deportations Loom

Top Biden administration officials have met with the Mexican president to discuss fentanyl, migration and security concerns. Their visit comes…

October 6, 2023

CDC: Counterfeit Pill Overdose Deaths More Than Doubled During Pandemic

A September 1 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that overdose deaths involving counterfeit pharmaceutical pills…

September 1, 2023

If Fentanyl Were in Fake Adderall Pills, the DEA Would’ve Proved It by Now

On August 25, the New York Office of Public Safety held a briefing ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day. It…

August 28, 2023

SF Chronicle’s “Honduran Drug Dealers” Series Fuels Xenophobia

In the past month, the San Francisco Chronicle has published a series of articles ostensibly aimed at getting to the…

July 21, 2023