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Jeff Deeney is a social worker and freelance writer from Philadelphia. He works with felony drug offenders in the criminal-justice system and writes about urban poverty and drug culture.

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Homicide Spike Terrorizes Philly

Since the beginning of the year, Philadelphia has buried 32 murder victims. By Jeff Deeney

Jeff Deeney | Published Jan 29, 2012

Philly's Terrified Basement Prisoners

Crime

Four mentally disabled adults were found chained up and abused in a Philadelphia basement.

Jeff Deeney | Published Oct 16, 2011

Philly's Cop-Free Heroin Zone

Kensington Avenue's ghoulish world of addiction and prostitution exists outside the law.

Jeff Deeney | Published Aug 13, 2011

The New Rise of PCP

The angel dust of the ‘80s is back in a new form called “wet,” and teens are going crazy for it—literally. Jeff Deeney on how a drug that makes users psychotic is staging a comeback.

Jeff Deeney | Published Apr 22, 2011

Video: Terror on the Streets of Philadelphia

As another possible victim of the Kensington Avenue Strangler is discovered, The Daily Beast's Jeff Deeney and Gregory Gilderman talk to the women of the city's notorious neighborhood about living with addiction, prostitution, and fear of a serial killer.

Gregory Gilderman, Jeff Deeney | Published Dec 07, 2010

The Kensington Avenue Strangler

On a nightmarish street infested with heroin, rape, and violent crime, prostitutes keep showing up dead. Jeff Deeney visits the city's notorious neighborhood and finds hell on earth.

Jeff Deeney | Published Nov 17, 2010

The GPS Murderer

Jeff Deeney | Published Jul 10, 2010

Get Me My Legal Heroin

A major new study says giving heroin to addicts could solve the problems that methadone can't. Jeff Deeney talks to heroin users and doctors about prescription dope's potential high.

Jeff Deeney | Published Jun 13, 2010

Ambien for Coke Heads

The latest pharmaceutical being sold on the street is a knock-you-out antipsychotic called Seroquel. Jeff Deeney talks to the dealers, users, and narcs in the “Suzie-Q” black market.

Jeff Deeney | Published Oct 26, 2009

Inside the Dead Girl's Wild Nightclub

One month after rich suburban girl-turned-drug-trafficker Rian Thal was murdered in her luxury apartment building, Jeff Deeney goes inside Plush, the Philly hip-hop club where she was a rising star.

Jeff Deeney | Published Jul 25, 2009

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