Mallory Simon is a reporter and editor working side-by-side with teams in the field to shape, write and produce unique and dynamic stories for all CNN digital, TV and social platforms.
It has to change. For a group of black men who've gathered in a living room outside of Dallas, it's not about poetic ideas. This is their reality. And they can't take it anymore.
They might as well be playing Russian Roulette. It doesn't matter if you're talking about a teenager chasing a higher high or a mega star trying to soothe chronic pain. The counterfeit pills they may be reaching for are more deadly than ever, experts say.