A Pennsylvania Man Survived an Overdose Only to Be Charge with Homicide

"'This is an outcome of a lot of pressure being put on police and prosecutors to ‘do something’ about the [overdose] crisis,' said Leo Beletsky, professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University. 'At the same time, it’s indicative of the unchecked power of these institutions in pursuing interventions they think are going to be useful'."

The Appeal

July 24, 2018