Boston Phoenix article
The Secret Life of a Charlestown Drug Dealer
NPR radio segment
Feb 14, 2011 Callie Crossley Show: Oxymorons
(you'll have to listen to five minutes of news until I download/edit the clip)
YouTube Interview
Behind Oxymorons
National Drug Intelligence Center
National Drug Threat Assessment 2010
First things first: I haven't seen this movie, and as a Mormon I can't in good conscience recommend it. If you decide to watch it, be warned it is full of gratuitous violence, drug abuse, profane language... in one review I learned that people walked out of the theaters sick, and others got sick (read puked) while still in the theater.
So why am I posting it here? Because it is one of the most fantastic stories I have ever encountered. Unlike much of mainstream media that glorifies drug culture, this film sheds a horrifying light on what users live through. It rats out crooked politicians and reveals a lot about the literally conspiratorial actions of prescription drug purveyors. It is based on the truth-is-greater-than-fiction life of the writer/director/star of the film who turns his life around in an incredible way.
And it all begins and revolves around our new home, Charlestown Boston.
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