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Story behind the story: Black tar heroin

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A three-part series this week by Times reporter Sam Quinones described the spread of black tar heroin from Mexico across the United States. The drug, once limited to the West Coast, was suddenly causing deadly overdoses in a small town in West Virginia. Quinones wondered why.

In this audio interview with Times multimedia producer Michelle Maltais, he talks about how he got the story:

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Story Behind the Story-Quinones

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And here’s a link to a video of Quinones discussing the series.

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