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Longtime buddies Tommy Rosen and John Comerford drew on their own experiences following rock bands from city to city to write Around the Fire, a free-spirited paean to life on the road directed by John Jacobsen.

"...Wall-to-wall music and floor-to-ceiling drugs, you might say. Around the Fire is not about..."

March 17, 2000 Screens Feature by Peter Debruge

In Response to Anti-Choice Claims, Rep. Dawnna Dukes Makes Abortion Public

Dukes counters abortion "mistruth" with personal admission

"...asserted women who had undergone abortion were prone to drug abuse, alcoholism, and suicide. White said she was speaking..."

Sept. 22, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

Treatment or Jail

Often rehab is the only way out of a jail sentence – even if you don't have a drug problem

"...by the criminal justice system, reports the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...."

Nov. 3, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

"...35th anniversary of the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse's famed report, "Marihuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding," which..."

March 30, 2007 News Feature

Breaking news from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...Drug czar John Walters, head of the White House Office..."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Reefer Roundup 2/23/11

Your drug war news all in one place.

"...the 411 on California running out of money for drug treatment, the real cost of prohibition, and more!..."

Feb. 23, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Tomorrow, “Safer Together” Concerts Bring Awareness to Overdose Deaths

Free shows at Mohawk, Empire, and the Green Jay fundraise for SIMS

"...240 Travis County residents lost their lives due to drug overdose in 2020, a 30 percent increase from 2019...."

Dec. 3, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Black and Blue

Corrupt cop drama feels awkwardly dated

"...immediate – the film reduces complex issues of institutionalized abuse into a battle between laughably corrupt stock characters. Every..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Reefer Roundup: 12/30/11

Your drug war news

"...According to the annual Monitoring the Future drug use survey of thousands of U.S. teens, pot use..."

Dec. 30, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Reefer Roundup: 6/17/11

Your drug war news, all in one place

"...This week it's Happy Birthday to the Drug War, drugs through the mail, a shoot-out on the..."

June 17, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...million in federal and state grant money to provide drug abuse treatment services. The funds, awarded through the Texas..."

July 9, 2010 News Feature

The Agony of the Ecstasy

Will the federal and local crackdown on ecstasy put raves out of business?

"...mix of fog machines, Intellibeams, and the empathogenic club drug ecstasy, is suddenly facing the kind of coordinated law-enforcement..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

"...homeless men with information about job training, alcohol and drug abuse counseling, and mental health services...."

July 30, 1999 News Feature

"...and help for those suffering from mental illness or drug abuse received a bit of good news for Christmas:..."

Jan. 1, 1999 News Feature

A Dog’s Purpose

Reincarnated dog film is full of cliches

"...the controversy swirling around A Dog’s Purpose: the alleged abuse, the canceled premiere, the subsequent damage control. Clear that..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Changing Directions

Community-based programs aim to redirect the 'school-to-prison pipeline'

"...10th grade, when my dad died, I started using drugs."..."

June 6, 2014 News Feature by Dagny Zenovia

After a Fashion

Stephen remembers when his life was simply an orgy of sex and drugs and rock & roll... No, silly, not last week...

"...to music, wearing the coolest clothes … and doing drugs. In fact, with my acting career at a standstill..."

June 9, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Substance-abuse treatment program gets stripped of state funding

"...Austin Recovery, an alcohol and drug treatment center, is racing against the clock to try..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Reefer Roundup 12/2/10

News from the frontline of the War on Drugs

"...and whether it was proper – along with other drug war news...."

Dec. 2, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Doing Right on Drugs

A needle-exchange program moves toward a Senate vote

"...It was a good week in the Lege for drug-policy and health-policy reformers, as two bills – Senate Bill..."

April 20, 2007 News Column by Jordan Smith

"...According to the Drug Reform Coordination Network, last week researchers from the University..."

Nov. 9, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Reefer Roundup 12/14/2010

News from the front line of the War on Drugs

"...new numbers released today by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the number of teens using drugs increased this..."

Dec. 14, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Baby Boomers Still Using Drugs

Government says this is a public health issue -- but its just the tip of the iceberg

"...Drug use among adults between the ages of 50 and..."

Aug. 25, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Where the Dope Don't Grow

Feds turn down application for research-marijuana cultivation project

"...On Dec. 10, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration denied a 3-year-old application filed by a..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Walk-In Walk-Out

County commissioners change course on substance abuse treatment funding

"...voted to send $125,000 to Integral Care's existing substance abuse initiatives, a seemingly positive move for a county with..."

Nov. 9, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

The group AIDS Action exposes AIDS drugs profiteering.

"...If you had a serious illness and the only drugs that would help you were extremely expensive and bore..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Column by Sandy Bartlett

Author: The JT LeRoy Story

Infamous literary scandal comes to life

"...prostitute in West Virginia, his sordid upbringing, and eventual drug abuse won the author literary champions, celebrity friends, and..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Will Smith is the doctor who pioneered research into NFL head injuries

"...50, Webster was suffering from acute intellectual impairment, depression, drug abuse, and a slew of other ailments. Omalu ends..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Paul Dano anchors an ambitious vision of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson

"...the then-present day. As Dano’s Wilson succumbs increasingly to drug abuse and his own demons, his tentative romance later..."

June 5, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

The Courage of Dawnna Dukes

State representative discredits claims that abortion leads to mental health problems

"...asserted women who have undergone abortions are prone to drug abuse, alcoholism, and suicide; she could speak from experience,..."

Sept. 26, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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