Drug Abuse and Traffic

Jam Master Jay’s Murder Trial Exposes the Double Life of the Run-DMC DJ

In the years before his death, the Run-DMC D.J. Jam Master Jay secretly turned to the drug trade to keep providing financial support to relatives and friends, according to testimony.

With Addiction Recovery, It’s a Misperception That Nothing Works

A Tulsa program for women with substance use disorder who’ve committed crimes has a good success rate and suggests what works.

Ecuador’s Attorney General Took on Drug Gangs. Then Chaos Broke Out.

Explosive revelations by the country’s top prosecutor showed links between cartels and officials, a move that might be “kicking the hornet’s nest.”

Federal Scientists Recommend Easing Restrictions on Marijuana

In newly disclosed documents, federal researchers find that cannabis may have medical uses and is less likely to cause harm than drugs like heroin.

G.O.P. Opens Mayorkas Impeachment Push With No Evidence of High Crimes

The first House hearing on impeaching the homeland security secretary featured Republicans accusing him of willfully failing to enforce immigration laws and an expert who testified there was no case.