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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

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

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