Heroin

Paul LePage in navy suit with pink and navy striped tie
Sameer Rao  Aug 31, 2016 5:26PM EDT

Maine Governor Will Not Resign Amid Fallout From Racially-Charged Comments, Violent Voicemail

Paul LePage also insisted that he will no longer speak with reporters after revelations of his tirade against a state representative he thought called him a racist. 
Hypodermic needles
Kenrya Rankin  Jul 14, 2016 4:24PM EDT

Congress Passes Law to Treat Opioid Addiction as Health Crisis

Where was this foresight during the crack epidemic?
Sameer Rao  Mar 22, 2016 4:08PM EDT

Former Nixon Advisor Admits 'War on Drugs' Was Racist

John Ehrlichman: “By getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and Blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities.”
Sameer Rao  Jan 8, 2016 3:43PM EST

Maine Governor Attributes Heroin Trafficking To 'D-Money,' 'Shifty'

“Incidentally, half the time they impregnate a young, White girl before they leave,” says Governor Paul LePage about out-of-state drug dealers with names like “D-Money,” “Shifty” and “Smoothie.”