About AIDS

No cheap HIV treatment pill in the U.S.

"...be demonstrated in the HIV/AIDS arena: A "second world" drug maker will soon be marketing a complete HIV therapy..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Column by Sandy Bartlett

Weed Watch

Sensenbrenner aide gives bad, bullying legal advice ... and then vanishes

"...It appears at least one hard-line drug warrior – Jay Apperson, a former U.S. attorney turned..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Perry Chills on Pot Decriminalization

Texas Gov comes out in support of less punitive drug policy

"...but also that he's long been a supporter of drug decriminalization policies in Texas...."

Jan. 31, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Also, floating 'drug-free zones' proposed

"...bill that would eliminate the state's few remaining "rogue" drug task force operations and would provide for a portion..."

May 6, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Walk-In Walk-Out

County commissioners change course on substance abuse treatment funding

"...a county with only one inpatient detox facility, lengthy treatment wait times, and decreasing investment in addiction efforts. But..."

Nov. 9, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

D.A.’s Office Unveils State Jail Court

Prosecuting drug possession and third theft offenses

"...the Travis County District Attorney's Office will process certain drug-related cases through a new court, to be known as..."

June 1, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Point Austin: Cold as ICE

For Trump, ICE, and Abbott, tyranny and dishonesty go hand-in-hand

"...affects such superfluous court programs as Parenting in Recovery drug treatment court, Family Violence Accelerated Prosecution and Victim Outreach,..."

March 24, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Touched With Fire

Two manic-depressive poets meet in group therapy and fall in love

"...creation and applied aesthetics. A common thread in the treatment of manic-depression is that patients frequently go off their..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Baird Successor: Crowded Field Jockeys for 299th

Criminal court opening draws several hopefuls

"...decades. Wisser was instrumental in setting up the county's drug diversion court, one of the nation's oldest specialty courts..."

Feb. 12, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Notorious

In Notorious, the life of hip-hop artist Christopher Wallace, aka Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, assumes the shape of the standard biopic formula.

"...fast, die young, and leave one helluva corpse” cinematic treatment. The highlights of this rapper’s life are all here:..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Playing God

"...has already lost his license due to his pesky drug addictions. And this is the heart of his problem:..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Whither Rock?

ii.

"...economics seen in triple-fast action, as bands, managers, journalists, drug dealers and people who had good dirt on Courtney..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Books Feature by Gina Arnold

Reefer Roundup: 4/20/12

Reefer goes 4/20

"...April 20, the feds have released their latest National Drug Control Strategy. And don't you know it? It's more..."

April 20, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Sentencing reform (or not), medical marijuana, and short-term memory loss in Nevada

"...The latest assault on drug reformers has landed in Congress, courtesy of U.S. Rep...."

July 2, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reefer Madness: Don't Talk About It

El Paso City Council's resolution calling for an 'open debate' on legalizing drugs draws threats of funding cuts

"...it is unwise even to broach the topic of drug policy and, more specifically, that it could be bad..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Column by Jordan Smith

Weed Watch

North Dakota could be first state to issue farmers licenses to grow industrial hemp; and Limbaugh off the hook

"...of its narcotic, and prohibited, cousin. Since then, the Drug Enforcement Administration has tightly controlled hemp production through its..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...approved long-stalled nominee John Walters as the nation's new "drug czar" in an unrecorded voice vote. The NAACP, the..."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Fixing Criminal Justice

Should the feds try to fix a broken system?

"...bill this spring, Webb noted that the number of drug offenders in prisons and jails has increased 1200% since..."

Dec. 2, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

About AIDS

Possible treatment for facial wasting

"...– is a fairly common side-effect of long-term HIV treatment, particularly among men. It's "facial wasting," a type of..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Column by Sandy Bartlett

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...No Funds for the War on Drugs..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Column

Council Watch

The delicate business of funding substance abuse programs for musicians.

"...leaders of our "live music capital" economy? Or a drugged-out drag on the rest of the city? That's the..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Kickin' in Vancouver

Vancouver's mayor has a plan to help his city's chronic coke and meth heads kick for good

"...his city an exemption from portions of the national drug-control policy in order to launch a “substitution therapy” pilot..."

Jan. 31, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

Beside the Point: Somewhere Over the Dais

Pay no attention to the man sleeping under the bridge

"...of homelessness – mental health care, social services, and drug and alcohol treatment. The ordinances are scheduled for another..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...in a campaign to promote alternative sentencing (such as drug treatment programs) for minor, nonviolent drug and property offenses...."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Differing takes on Town Lake going Greek; too many zeros for Babich; and the Chronicle film reviewers take another hit.

"...if elected, what his policy would be concerning in-prison drug treatment programs. Bush's response, to paraphrase, was, prisons are..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Column

On The Lege

Knocking Out Hate

"...health authorities to establish free needle exchange programs for drug users as part of HIV, AIDS, and hepatitis "harm-reduction"..."

March 19, 1999 News Column

Saturday Night Live

Mayor Kirk Watson takes his downtown vision to the streets

"...a greater latitude to offer alternative punishments such as drug treatment and job training, as opposed to jail time...."

Oct. 2, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

To Your Health

My sister, who is schizophrenic but doing better on medication, is beginning to exhibit some odd behaviors. It started with her blinking a lot, and now she arches her eyebrows, makes chewing motions, and grimaces for no reason. Is this part of her mental problem?

"...very rare until after the 1950s, when the popular treatment for mental illness changed from confinement to use of..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

About AIDS

Women Should Decide Treatment Initiation Differently Than Men

"...study points out some considerations in using the HIV treatment guidelines published (and recently revised) by the federal government...."

March 16, 2001 Column by Sandy Bartlett

The Austin Chronic – Which Is Better: Marijuana or Fentanyl?

According to the government, cannabis is scarier than the drug killing over 150 people a day

"...cop, given his decorated service in the war on drugs. But, to his credit, an executive action he initiated..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Column by Kevin Curtin

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