Addiction
HOW ’BOUT THAT?
OVERKILL?
The police officer who killed Brandon Combs shot him several times, called it in, and shot him again.
IT’S ALL CONNECTED
Scientists are learning new ways we might be able to permanently cure addiction in the future.
ACQUITTED
Dr. William Husel, who worked as an ICU physician, was accused of administering deadly doses of fentanyl to his patients.
opinion
JUST ENFORCE THE LAW, ALREADY
Health-care insurers illegally treat people suffering from addiction like second-class citizens. And the government lets them.
opinion
THE COMEBACK KID
The “parasocial relationship” discourse has come for one of our most beloved—and projected-upon—celebrities.
TRIBUTE
The actor, best known for roles in ‘The Wire’ and ‘Boardwalk Empire,’ was found dead over the weekend, leaving behind a legacy of contradictions, imperfections, anger, and grace.
SUPER BAD
In a new memoir and in an interview with The Daily Beast, Trejo talks about the difference between violence in real life and violence on the screen. He knows a lot about both.