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How a Self-Described ‘Junkie’ Rode Synthetic Drugs to Oblivion — and Fame

29 October 2026 at 11:53
An Estonian addict could barely keep pace with the new drugs flooding the market. His terrifying accounts of the cruel toll they took on his body held his country in its grip.

© Meridith Kohut for The New York Times

The Estonian police used to respond to reports of people sniffing glue at these abandoned housing units. Now ultra-potent new synthetic drugs are keeping them busy.
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