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Jeff Deeney

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Jeff Deeney is a social worker, freelance writer and recovering addict in Philadelphia. He is a contributor to the Atlantic and has written for the Daily Beast, The Nation, and The Marshall Project. Follow Jeff on Twitter.

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Are Big Alcohol's Ad Men Targeting Recovering Alcoholics?

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Sippin' Syrup is Over-the-Counter Sizzurp

Street Beat

What Drives Some Addicts to Violence?

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The Dangerous New Disease in Needle Park

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The Junkie Legend of Philly's Pill Hill

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Hustlers Anonymous

Cough Syrup

Jail-Bound Beanie Siegel Arrested on Drug, Gun Rap

Spending cuts

Philly Feels Pain of Recovery House Cuts

Street Beat

A New Way to End Gun Violence

Drunk driving

Video: New Jersey Man's Fifth DUI in Five Weeks

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Peace, Love and Trafficking

Synthetic drugs

Why K2 Is Still Hot in Philly

Street Beat

Portrait of the Hustler as a Young Man

Street Beat

Rehab For Poor People

Data

America's Top 5 Street Drugs

Violence intervention

Philly Homicide Spike Draws Innovative Response

Our Towns

Why Small-Town America Is Drowning in Drugs

Addiction and the Holidays

A Junkie's Christmas

Iran

Iran Treats its Addicts a Little Better Than Expected

Features

How Stop-and-Frisk Brings the Drug War Home

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New, "Tamper-Proof" Oxy Costs Less on the Street

Free Heroin

Video: Can You Really Get Heroin for Free?

The White Stuff

Introducing "Cokeville," the New American Suburb

Itching addicts

Addicts Will Soon Be Able to Ditch the Itch

Activism

Should The Recovery Movement Occupy Wall Street?

Blog on the Beat

Philly's Favorite Port-a-Potty, R.I.P.

Cough Syrup

Lil Wayne's "Sizzurp" Habit Is the Hustler's Choice

Unnatural Highs

K2 and Corner Boys: Philly Flips Over Phony Pot

Coming Home

Inside a Crack House

Street Stories

Is AA "Too White"?