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Opium and Opiates

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    April 20, 2011
  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Nat Hentoff Notes Methadone Success, Less Interested in Seeing Heroin Legalized

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. February 17, 1972, Vol. XVII, No. 7 Dealing with heroin now: how to begin By Nat Hentoff Before methadone gave significant reason for hope in counteracting heroin addiction, I was very much in favor of legalizing heroin under knowledg ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    January 12, 2011

    SMALL WORLD

    Nine new films showcase a diverse range of international filmmakers

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2010

    Wavy Gravy Gets Clobbered at MSG

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. August 12, 1971, Vol. XVI, No. 32 Who clubbed the clown? By Ron Rosenbaum Wavy Gravy, recovering from amoebic dysentery, tropical fever, opium addiction, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and a severe spinal condition, was out of Roosevelt Hosp ... More >>

  • News

    November 17, 2010

    Ibogaine: Can it Cure Addiction Without the Hallucinogenic Trip?

    The substance has helped addicts kick heroin, meth, and everything in between. Is it the trip that does the trick?

  • Film

    January 17, 2006

    'Perception'

    The substance has helped addicts kick heroin, meth, and everything in between. Is it the trip that does the trick?

  • People

    December 13, 2005

    Busted for Iboga

    Ibogaine enthusiasts get bad vibes from conspiracy arrests

  • News

    August 16, 2005

    An OD Revival Story

    What to do if your friend turns blue? Try Narcan.

  • Film

    May 18, 2004

    Film

    What to do if your friend turns blue? Try Narcan.

  • News

    October 23, 2001

    Opium for the Masses

    Tales of the Afghan Drug Trade

  • Specials

    March 14, 2000

    Letters

    Tales of the Afghan Drug Trade

  • News

    January 4, 2000

    Heroin Hassles

    Medical and Legal Issues Keep Overdose Antidote Out of Users' Hands

  • News

    June 15, 1999

    Smack Attack

    Heroin Deaths Rattle The East Village

  • News

    June 23, 1998

    The Works

    As Clinton Stalls on Needle Exchange, HIV Slips Through

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