The History of Injecting, Part One: Scar Tissue
Injecting drugs was once perfectly acceptable among society’s elite.
The History of Injecting, Part Two: Wire in the blood.
Fear, Policy, and Disease Redefined the Syringe.
The History of Injecting, Part Three: Nixon’s War and the Bug
The “War on Drugs” was an act of political survival.
The History of Injecting, Part Four: The Damage Done
Since 2001, almost as many Americans have died of drug overdose as have died in every war the United States has ever fought, combined.