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Tag: heroin

Posted inBlogs

Drug arrests drop in Chicago but still snare thousands in black neighborhoods

by Mick Dumke February 22, 2013August 19, 2021

While Mexican cartel leader “Chapo” Guzman is public enemy number one, most drug busts still snag street-level players.

Posted inBlogs

How about a war on the roots of violence?

by Mick Dumke February 15, 2013August 19, 2021

The people responsible for drug and gang violence follow a pattern: despair.

Posted inNews & Politics

Anatomy of a heroin ring

by Mick Dumke February 14, 2013August 19, 2021

Anatomy of a heroin ring: a west-side drug organization that employed dozens and served thousands

Posted inNews & Politics

People Issue 2012: Mitzi Scott, the survivor

by Chicago Reader December 19, 2012August 19, 2021

Addict who’s 12 years clean: “You can call it a bottom, or you can call it a blessing.”

More of a methadone Trainspotting production than a heroin one
Posted inArts & Culture

Gimme back the pure stuff

by Tony Adler October 24, 2012August 19, 2021

Theater Wit stages Trainspotting U.S.A., based on Irvine Welsh’s novel about heroin addicts

Posted inBlogs

The deeper drug war

by Steve Bogira August 1, 2012August 19, 2021

There’s a more cynical problem than the war on drugs

"He has a gusto for life," Judge Larry Axelrood says of Shorty (pictured). "If he can convince a roomful of cynics that he's serious about changing, we're going to give him the opportunity."
Posted inNews & Politics

Shorty’s comeback

by Steve Bogira July 25, 2012August 19, 2021

Kelvin “Shorty” Wallace has been given one more chance to beat a two-decade heroin addiction.

Feelin' that End of the World blues
Posted inFilm

Some bang, some whimper

by J.R. Jones June 27, 2012August 19, 2021

Steve Carell faces Armageddon in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Posted inBlogs

Drug arrests on top of drug arrests

by Mick Dumke May 4, 2012August 19, 2021

Chicago police officials keep announcing more drug busts, but it’s not clear what’s actually changed on the street

Posted inBlogs

Clean and sober 20 years

by Steve Bogira May 4, 2012August 19, 2021

Anthony Dillard’s road to recovery.

Posted inBlogs

Then and now: one west-side addict’s account

by Kate Schmidt May 2, 2012August 19, 2021

Tasha’s tale: another west-side story

Posted inBlogs

The politics of drug busts

by Mick Dumke May 1, 2012August 19, 2021

The Emanuel administration gets aggressive about displaying dope on the table

Residents of west Humboldt Park have formed block clubs and worked for years to drive away dealers, but the neighborhood remains awash in drugs and crime. "It's right in your face," says one resident.
Posted inNews & Politics

Besieged

by Mick Dumke April 25, 2012August 19, 2021

West Humboldt is one of America’s biggest open-air drug markets. What does that mean for its residents?

Posted inBlogs

Why are blacks busted more often for pot?

by Steve Bogira December 9, 2011August 19, 2021

Illegal searches play a leading role in the racial imbalance.

Posted inBlogs

Al Jourgensen drops lawsuit against Ministry documentarians, distributor says

by Ed M. Koziarski July 15, 2011August 19, 2021

The distributor of “FIX: The Ministry Movie” says frontman Al Jourgensen has dropped a lawsuit that sought to block the film’s release.

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