The Science Of Not Dying

Summer, 2026

American street drugs are cheaper and stronger than they’ve ever been, and they’re far more likely to kill you. The government’s advice hasn’t changed much since Nancy Reagan, but the drugs have. So survivors and scientists are writing their own rules for the synthetic era. Here they are:

1. Find yourself a genius.

Tajín-rimmed Bloody Marys are flowing at a South Side bar in Chicago, where a crowd forms around Nabarun...