Drugs + Hip-Hop

Real Muthaf@%^ G’z

Case File 010: The incredible true story of the Canadian teenager who hijacked Eazy-E’s record label and the three part doc-series we almost made about…

Published on ALMOST GREENLIT • Sep 1

August 2026

Tupac’s murder trial is a joke

Both prosecution and defense must rely on a single, unreliable narrator

Aug 21 • Ben Westhoff

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Two twins, two victims

An excerpt from my new book

Aug 18 • Ben Westhoff

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July 2026

Treatment and recovery services should be a basic human right

Addiction nurse Keith Keller on what's wrong with alcohol and drug treatment

Jul 29 • Ben Westhoff

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Live with Katie Herzog, Ben Westhoff, and Emily Dufton

A recording from Ben Westhoff and Katie Herzog's live video

Jul 16 • Ben Westhoff, Katie Herzog, and Drugs and Apple Pie

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Substack Live With Katie Herzog and Emily Dufton

Sorry for the short notice, but starting right now I’m chatting with journalists Katie Herzog and Emily Dufton, for a Substack Live through Katie’s…

Jul 16 • Ben Westhoff

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June 2026

My favorite running trail

Watch out for shell casings

Jun 19 • Ben Westhoff

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May 2026

Antagonist Screening in New York

Come through, it's free!

May 5 • Ben Westhoff

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April 2026

Hip-Hop Pioneer Afrika Bambaataa Was a Self-Proclaimed "God" Tied To a Pedophile Cult

He created his own religious mythology, and used it to molest hip-hop's most vulnerable

Apr 30 • Ben Westhoff

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The Suboxone Scandal: Interview With Emily Dufton

She wrote the definitive book on medication-assisted treatment

Apr 8 • Ben Westhoff

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March 2026

Ban the 5K

An emerald green investigation into why a St. Paddy's Day race changed its distance

Mar 11 • Ben Westhoff

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February 2026

Trying To Help People

It's not easy!

Feb 12 • Ben Westhoff

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