Reporters built a first-of-its-kind database of deaths, tested potent products and traveled across Florida.
Addiction
A homeless vigil mourned more than 420 unhoused people who died this year.
Hundreds of businesses make up America’s kratom industry. The Times traced the steps along the trail, focusing on O.P.M.S., one of the country’s most popular names.
As medical examiners log an increasing number of overdoses involving kratom, the industry has largely operated without government constraints or safety measures that could help protect consumers.
A Tampa Bay Times investigation found that more than 580 people in Florida have died from kratom-related overdoses during the past decade — even as the industry has touted the safety of its products.
Journalists better serve communities by remembering that people trust us not only to be their eyes and ears, but also to share their words and experiences with care and respect.
With L.A. County fentanyl deaths spiking 1,652% in six years, the stakes of getting the right services to the right place are higher than ever.
A mother, a child, a best friend. The insidious drug took their lives indiscriminately.
MacArthur Park had 83 fatal overdoses in 2022, more than any ZIP code in Los Angeles County.
Following sources to work and shadowing them can sometimes be all you need to tell a story successfully, leading to indelible moments you'd never otherwise capture.