Reefer Roundup 12/23/10
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Dec. 23, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith
Reefer Madness: Marijuana Still the No. 1 Hit
Drug warriors ignore the rise in alcohol abuse
"...in 2009 to 21.8 million "current" users of illicit drugs, representing about 8.7% of the population. The increase is..."
Oct. 1, 2010 News Column by Jordan Smith
Harlem
"...HarlemFree Drugs (Female Fantasy)..."
Aug. 1, 2008 Music Review by Audra Schroeder
Reefer Madness
Apparently, the mere mention of drugs justifies suppressing student speech
"...audience simply because it contained an oblique reference to drugs," Stevens wrote. "The First Amendment demands more, indeed, much..."
July 6, 2007 News Column by Jordan Smith
Reefer Madness
Big time drug policy pusher swoops in on Austin
"...session with two just-say-no Austin teens who've never tried drugs – and vow they won't – two recovering drug-addict..."
Nov. 3, 2006 News Column by Jordan Smith
The Hightower Report
Another Front Group for George; and Protecting America from Fair Drug Prices
"...borders right now – protecting us from getting cheaper drugs from Canada...."
Aug. 11, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower
Securing the Substance
Richard Linklater on his adaptation of A Scanner Darkly
"...you know, you don't have to tell someone on drugs that it's a dangerous thing to dabble in. They..."
July 7, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
Naked City
A continuing look at Drug War lunacy
"...outright lies" propagated in order to strengthen the government's tough-on-drugs stance and to justify policies that result in the..."
Aug. 5, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith
High Baptismal Flow
In search of rock & roll's psychedelic pioneers, Austin's 13th Floor Elevators
"...enlightenment. Friction plagued the band in the form of drugs, particularly speed...."
Aug. 13, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser
About AIDS
What's up, what's down for 2004?
"...Reduced side effects. The new drugs cause fewer side effects than before and improvement continues...."
Jan. 16, 2004 Column by Sandy Bartlett
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March 21, 2003 Column
About AIDS
"...New Guidelines: Perhaps HIV Drugs Can Be Delayed..."
July 26, 2002 Column by Sandy Bartlett
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"...half of America. The administration re-declares the War on Drugs where dollar-for-dollar spending has only generated income for the..."
Feb. 15, 2002 Column
The Great American Drug Book
How Robert Sabbag set out to write the Great American Novel but ended up becoming the nation's best chronicler of the drug trade.
"...say that he, too, had an intriguing story about drugs even though he was now clean. After checking out..."
Jan. 18, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith
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"...into for all these years -- use of certain drugs -- is as bogus as can be!..."
Nov. 16, 2001 Column
Raped Twice?
Virginia Glore asked the APD for a rape test -- instead they're prosecuting her for DWI.
"...attorneys are becoming increasingly concerned about the use of drugs -- most notably Rohypnol and GHB -- to facilitate..."
Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Tulia's Freedom Ride
Activists travel to Tulia for "Never Again!" rally against drug war.
"...come from very different worlds. There was the legalize drugs/abolish prisons crowd, the filmmaker group, and even some who..."
July 27, 2001 News Feature by Jennie Kennedy
Pills, Thrills, and Bellyaches
Irvine Welsh's first novel 'Trainspotting' is one of the most successful first novels in recent history, but in this interview with Chronicle writer Marc Savlov, Welsh, whose new novel 'Glue' brings him to BookPeople on Monday, June 18, at 7pm, admits to thinking that "you had to be a bit strange to be a writer, to sit in your room, spending all this time with people that don't actually exist, you know?"
"...people like Duncan McLean, Barry Graham, and Kevin Williamson (Drugs and the Party Line) who kind of held it..."
June 15, 2001 Books Feature by Marc Savlov
Jeffery Smith's Where the Roots Reach for Water: A Personal and Natural History of Melancholia
"...and, for the drug companies, big profits. Granted, the drugs can be effective for many people (a fact Lauren..."
Oct. 8, 1999 Books Review by Martin Wilson
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Losing Our Lunch
"...only if they can do it while promoting sex, drugs, rock & roll, and violence. How sad. Respectfully,..."
Feb. 12, 1999 Column
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The Sweet Science
"...tangible proof they had used or trafficked in any drugs. All that was needed was a snitch to complete..."
Feb. 5, 1999 Column
The Austin Chronic: Doc Unprescribed Explores How Cannabis Is Helping People Who’ve Experienced War Trauma
goodblend hosts special screening for Veterans Day
"...with multiple injuries and thus getting treated with multiple drugs,” he explains. “So they’re dealing with PTSD and anxiety..."
Nov. 7, 2023 Screens Post by Kevin Curtin
How to Navigate the Adderall Shortage
Coping, supporting friends, and avoiding laced pills
"...The Adderall shortage that began last October is ongoing..."
Aug. 18, 2023 News Feature by Jasmine Lane
Tomorrow, “Safer Together” Concerts Bring Awareness to Overdose Deaths
Free shows at Mohawk, Empire, and the Green Jay fundraise for SIMS
"...His new plan focuses on “raising awareness,” “providing life-saving drugs and training to vulnerable communities,” routing resources to “a..."
Dec. 3, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe
The White Storm 2: Drug Lords
Drugs, guns, and violence on the streets of Hong Kong
"...who is flooding the streets of Hong Kong with drugs. Ignore the title: Beyond the themes of drugs and..."
July 12, 2019 Movie Review
Studio 54
The rise, fall, and legacy of NYC's most famous nightclub
"...celebrity, scandal, hedonism, and riches and all the sex, drugs, and disco that money could buy (unless you’re one..."
Oct. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
FDA Thwarts TDCJ Death Drug Shipment
How will Texas carry out its state-sanctioned killings?
"...Bush Intercontinental Airport that summer. The TDCJ ordered the drugs from an unknown supplier in India in hopes of..."
April 28, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff
Oasis: Supersonic
Britpop band looks back in anger
"...that point, dispensing with a decade-plus of diminishing returns, drugs, sibling acrimony, drugs, and tabloid horror stories (re: drug..."
Oct. 28, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Season of Risk
What can be done to stop the rising rate of HIV in Austin?
"...up Truvada, which is used in conjunction with additional drugs to fight against the HIV virus. While the original..."
May 22, 2015 News Feature by Sarah Marloff
Mimi Pond Knows From Waitressing
And dishes it up perfectly in her new 'Over Easy' graphic novel
"...rushes, the relentless coffee refills, the hungover double-shifts, the drugs, the often contentious floor/kitchen divide, the musical-chairsesque sexual hookups..."
