This week for BuzzReads, John Knefel rides along with the advocates who are fighting to make heroin use safer. Read that and these other great stories from around BuzzFeed and the web.
The Controversial Answer to America's Heroin Surge — BuzzFeed
With heroin use at epidemic levels, harm reduction — a bold, long-contested approach to treating addicts — is gaining political traction. But are we ready to make it easier to shoot heroin even if it means fewer deaths? Read it at BuzzFeed.
Macey J. Foronda / BuzzFeed
Jane Kleeb vs. the Keystone Pipeline — New York Times Magazine
A profile of the woman who's become the unlikely — and formidable — opponent of TransCanada: "what has kept the pipeline out of the ground so far, more than anything, has been Kleeb’s ability to convince mostly conservative farmers and ranchers that they are the ones being asked to bear all the risk of Canada’s energy expansion." Read it at the New York Times Magazine .
Credit Michael Friberg for The New York Times
West Wing Uncensored — Hollywood Reporter
Before The West Wing, there had never been a drama about Washington, D.C., that succeeded. Aaron Sorkin, Rob Lowe, and others from the cast explain the show the paved the way for House of Cards and Veep and Scandal. Read it at the Hollywood Reporter.
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Juvenile Injustice — The Center for Public Integrity
Tens of thousands of kids report in court each year for having committed infractions — like truancy, running away, underage drinking, or drug use. Unlike criminal offenders, Susan Ferriss reports, they don't have a right to counsel, which can have major repercussions. Read it at The Center for Public Integrity.
J. Miles Cary/Knoxville News Sentinel
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