How did a class of highly addictive opioids make its way from your doctor’s prescription pad to high volume pill mills dealing destruction across many American cities? The short answer is that everything about the war on drugs is broken, and everything about the way big pharma pushes product is troubling. The long answer is even more depressing. From WaPo: The DEA slowed enforcement while the opioid epidemic grew out of control. Plus, How drugs intended for patients ended up in the hands of illegal users.

+ Who knew that a drug like Fentanyl could be so dangerous? Hint: The people who sold Fentanyl and the health care providers who prescribed it. From Vice: The First Fentanyl Addict.