Freep’s Fatal Euphoria

By The Discovering... - Posted on July 3rd, 2007

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” Lauren Jolly was a popular girl from a wealthy suburb, but she ended up dead in a dilapidated drug house. The Free Press tracked the path of an illicit drug that authorities say moved from Mexico to Detroit and beyond, killing hundreds of addicts in its wake.”

I have never been a fan of Freep.com powered by the Detroit Free Press for various reasons, but I will give credit where it is due. Freep’s Fatal Euphoria documents the recent wave of over 1000 heroin addicts killed by fentanyl in what I reluctantly must describe as a truly admirable journalistic piece. The feature has fifteen chapters that covers almost all topics including the victims, the criminals, and those left to pick up the pieces. Kudos Freep.com for a thorough look at the very deadly path of another illegal and abused drug. This is required reading.

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Great story

Submitted by Screedler on Thu, 07/12/2007 - 19:13.

The articles could be made into a movie like Traffic.

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