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Atlanta Heroin Growing More Dangerousnew

Heroin cut with fentanyl, a potent opiate, is on the rise in metro Atlanta with lethal results.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Maggie Lee |
05-21-2015 |
Drugs
Putting Atlantans in Harm's waynew

For the Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition, the state's only syringe exchange program, funding is harder to come by than a needle in a haystack
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Rodney Carmichael |
10-24-2013 |
Drugs
Jimmy Carter's Wrong on Marijuananew

Effort to legalize marijuana isn't just about people getting high - it's about fixing an unfair system
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
05-30-2013 |
Drugs
Doctors wanted for Georgia's medical marijuana lawnew

State's cannabis law has sat on the shelf too long
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Paul Cornwell |
01-10-2013 |
Drugs
The Benefits of Being a Female Pot Dealernew
"I milk the fact that I look so innocent," Sally Davidson says. "I'm a young Caucasian woman with a respectable job. I drive a white-girl car. And I use that to my advantage."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
04-20-2010 |
Drugs
Hip-Hop's Shadowy Empirenew

In the summer of 2005, the party would get out of hand for Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory and the Black Mafia Family -- and the feds would be ready to make their move.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
12-21-2006 |
Drugs
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Hip-Hop's Shadowy Empirenew

Loyalty within the Black Mafia Family made the alleged drug enterprise nearly impenetrable -- but one high-placed member would break BMF's code of silence.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
12-14-2006 |
Drugs