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

New York Times29 October 2026, 09:00 UTCEstonia

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.

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