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May 21, 2012
Drug Policy Advocates: Cameron Douglas (Son Of Actor Michael Douglas) Doesn't Need More Prison Time, He Needs Treatment
In 2010, Cameron Douglas, the son of actor Michael Douglas, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges that he was in possession of heroin and was dealing large amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine out of a New York hotel room.Last year, while in prison, Douglas, 33 -- ... More >>
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March 26, 2012
AG Eric Schneiderman On Crusade To Curb Prescription Drug Abuse -- And To Bum You Out In The Process
We're suffering from a severe case of the "blahs" today, and it's not because it's Monday -- it's because we just spent the last 30 minutes reading prescription drug horror stories on New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's website.Schneiderman's on a quest to reduce prescription drug abuse ... More >>
Blogs
March 9, 2012
Staten Islanders Apparently Love Prescription Drugs
If there's one things Staten Islanders love, it's prescription drugs. If there's another thing Staten Islanders love, it's prescription drugs!That's according to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who says the prescription drug abuse problem -- particularly with pain killers like hydroc ... More >>
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February 29, 2012
HIV/AIDS Protestors Descend on Robert Doar's Home, Commute
And you thought your morning commute was rough. HIV/AIDS activists from Voices Of Community Advocates & Leaders (VOCAL-NY) -- an organization that advocates for the rights of HIV-positive New Yorkers -- got up bright and early this to stakeout and protest Human Resources Administration Commissione ... More >>
Voice Choices
December 7, 2011
Marianne Faithfull
And you thought your morning commute was rough. HIV/AIDS activists from Voices Of Community Advocates & Leaders (VOCAL-NY) -- an organization that advocates for the rights of HIV-positive New Yorkers -- got up bright and early this to stakeout and protest Human Resources Administration Commissione ... More >>
Voice Choices
November 16, 2011
Eyehategod
And you thought your morning commute was rough. HIV/AIDS activists from Voices Of Community Advocates & Leaders (VOCAL-NY) -- an organization that advocates for the rights of HIV-positive New Yorkers -- got up bright and early this to stakeout and protest Human Resources Administration Commissione ... More >>
Voice Choices
November 16, 2011
Wiz Khalifa+Snoop Dogg
And you thought your morning commute was rough. HIV/AIDS activists from Voices Of Community Advocates & Leaders (VOCAL-NY) -- an organization that advocates for the rights of HIV-positive New Yorkers -- got up bright and early this to stakeout and protest Human Resources Administration Commissione ... More >>
Blogs
October 12, 2011
City's Methadone Clinics Plagued With Problems, New Report Says
The state funded methadone clinics in New York City are poorly managed, inadequately equipped, and don't provide necessary services to keep recovering addicts from relapsing, according to a new report released today. The report also discloses a campaign of police harassment outside the clinic ... More >>
Blogs
August 16, 2011
Discerning Cokeheads Choose Money Before Cocaine (Study)
For the sophisticated cocaine addict, when it's a choice between "money now, coke later" and "coke now, money later" (or "coke now, no coke later"? or "money now, no money later"?) the winner is usually "money now, coke later." This is according to a study led by a psychology professor at Virgini ... More >>
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June 7, 2011
In New York, Getting Cocaine Is as "Easy as Pizza"
Jkrizni/FlickrGiven that we live in a time when people enroll in culinary school with the goal of getting their own TV show, it's easy to forget that the vast majority of cooks spend about 14 hours a day doing manual labor for minimal compensation. It's a resolutely unglamorous profession, an ... More >>
Voice Choices
May 25, 2011
NURSE COFFY
The many faces of Pam Grier
Blogs
March 14, 2011
Happy Teenagers More Likely to Divorce Later in Life, Killjoy Researchers Say
Lawyer up, you snot-nosed idiots.Good news, parents! You've spent years watching your well-adjusted, socially outgoing teenagers cherish life and have fun while your marriage crumbles around you. That won't last long! The Huffington Post reports that researchers at the University of Cambridge ... More >>
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February 3, 2011
America's Workplace: Slightly Less Coked Up, Still Stressin'
According to recently released stats, the number of Americans doing coke at work has taken a downward turn, falling nearly 30 percent from the apparently high-flying recession years of 2008 and 2009 to about ".29% of the population," reports Fortune. However, twice as many of us are now using ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
Nat Hentoff Notes Methadone Success, Less Interested in Seeing Heroin Legalized
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. February 17, 1972, Vol. XVII, No. 7 Dealing with heroin now: how to begin By Nat Hentoff Before methadone gave significant reason for hope in counteracting heroin addiction, I was very much in favor of legalizing heroin under knowledg ... More >>
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December 17, 2010
Tribeca Might Get Its Own A-List "Halfway House"
NYO / Google MapsThe Real Deal says that Hazelden, the renowned, Minnesoate-based addiction clinic, is eyeing a $10 million spot in a Tribeca condominium on West Broadway. Finally, New York's celebrity alkies and drug addicts can get clean in the kind of luxury their fame affords!
News
November 17, 2010
Ibogaine: Can it Cure Addiction Without the Hallucinogenic Trip?
The substance has helped addicts kick heroin, meth, and everything in between. Is it the trip that does the trick?
Voice Choices
November 10, 2010
POSITIVELY CRAZY
Seven steps to a new, ridiculous you
Blogs
April 16, 2010
Bummer, Man: LBJ Getting Serious About This Narc Thing
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. March 14, 1968, Vol. XIII, No. 22 Lining Up the Big Guns; Crackdown on the Way? by Don McNeill A paranoid might observe the proposed increase in federal penalties for the manufacture and sale of LSD, the proposed consolidation of all f ... More >>
Voice Choices
January 26, 2010
Evan Dando
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. March 14, 1968, Vol. XIII, No. 22 Lining Up the Big Guns; Crackdown on the Way? by Don McNeill A paranoid might observe the proposed increase in federal penalties for the manufacture and sale of LSD, the proposed consolidation of all f ... More >>
Voice Choices
January 5, 2010
'Road Recovery'
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. March 14, 1968, Vol. XIII, No. 22 Lining Up the Big Guns; Crackdown on the Way? by Don McNeill A paranoid might observe the proposed increase in federal penalties for the manufacture and sale of LSD, the proposed consolidation of all f ... More >>
Voice Choices
September 1, 2009
Alice in Chains
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. March 14, 1968, Vol. XIII, No. 22 Lining Up the Big Guns; Crackdown on the Way? by Don McNeill A paranoid might observe the proposed increase in federal penalties for the manufacture and sale of LSD, the proposed consolidation of all f ... More >>
Blogs
August 6, 2009
Staying In Shape When You Eat All Day: Fork in the Road Tells All
Probably inspired by Frank Bruni's soon-to-be-published book about his struggles with eating disorders, The Times runs a piece today about how people who eat for a living manage to stay in shape. It focuses on Padma Lakshmi, who shoots Top Chef for five weeks at a time, and then goes on a "food deto ... More >>
Blogs
October 15, 2008
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia Was a Druggie, Druggie, Druggie
Probably inspired by Frank Bruni's soon-to-be-published book about his struggles with eating disorders, The Times runs a piece today about how people who eat for a living manage to stay in shape. It focuses on Padma Lakshmi, who shoots Top Chef for five weeks at a time, and then goes on a "food deto ... More >>
NYC Life
February 27, 2007
A Few Good Users
Louie Jones wants to unionize chronic drug users in Brooklyn needing help—including himself
Film
October 31, 2006
'Harsh Times'
Louie Jones wants to unionize chronic drug users in Brooklyn needing help—including himself
Blogs
June 29, 2006
Feds to New York: Quit Coddling Your Huddled Masses
Louie Jones wants to unionize chronic drug users in Brooklyn needing help—including himself
People
December 13, 2005
Busted for Iboga
Ibogaine enthusiasts get bad vibes from conspiracy arrests
NYC Life
November 29, 2005
Rotting Away
Thousands of New York inmates have hepatitis C. Only a few hundred get treatment.
News
February 15, 2005
The Drug to End All Drugs
Addicts may get new lives, as clinical studies of exotic, controversial ibogaine are set to resume
Art
January 4, 2005
More Than 'Just Say No'
Addiction studies thrives in academia
Blogs
September 29, 2004
Harrumph Roast
Addiction studies thrives in academia
Film
May 18, 2004
Film
Addiction studies thrives in academia
News
October 29, 2002
CRACK Comes to New York
Group Pays Addicts for Sterilization
News
July 17, 2001
Gil Scott-Heron’s Rap
Probable Cause and a Poet’s Problems
News
May 29, 2001
Letters
Probable Cause and a Poet’s Problems
News
May 22, 2001
Labor’s Loneliest Battles
New Survey Finds Union Self-Help Programs Point Way in Addiction Struggles
Specials
May 22, 2001
Letters
New Survey Finds Union Self-Help Programs Point Way in Addiction Struggles
News
May 8, 2001
AA Unmasked
The Premier 12-Step Program Has a Killer Drug Problem
News
July 11, 2000
Injecting Big Brother
New Vaccines May Drug-Proof Kids
Film
April 11, 2000
While You Were Passed Out
New Vaccines May Drug-Proof Kids
News
April 11, 2000
Celluloid Zeroes
Whatever happened to the social-guidance film?
News
January 4, 2000
Heroin Hassles
Medical and Legal Issues Keep Overdose Antidote Out of Users' Hands
News
October 19, 1999
Welfare Policy Relapse
City Just Says No to Poor Addicts
News
October 12, 1999
The Charlatans
City Just Says No to Poor Addicts
News
August 3, 1999
High Crimes
City Just Says No to Poor Addicts
News
May 25, 1999
Rehab Runaround
An Insurer Dithers and an Addict Dies
News
April 13, 1999
Crisis In Family Court
The City Gets Tough On Child Abuse and Neglect, And The Judicial System Staggers Under The Load
News
May 12, 1998
Rocky's Road
How the Worst Law in the State's History Came To Be
News
May 12, 1998
Anatomy of a Drug Craze
Why Tough Laws Can't Claim Credit for Beating Back Crack
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