Whut It Dew

They don't call DJ Rapid Ric the Mixtape Mechanic for nuthin'

"..."Where I'm from, the whole society is based on drugs. It's like the ghetto in South Houston in that..."

May 20, 2005 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

Naked City

Federal drug czar still lying about pot and wasting taxpayer money

"...wasted billions of taxpayer dollars fighting the "war on drugs" – including about $2 billion per year since 1996..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Page Two

Once again, Austin has demonstrated its deep indifference to front-line troops who nourish the music scene it purports to be so proud of

"...in at least one area (tobacco, alcohol, heroin, prescription drugs, gambling, spending money, etc.). This invites fascistic paternalism, which..."

May 13, 2005 Column by Louis Black

About AIDS

Denialists are often well-intentioned but willfully uninformed. We applaud the raising of difficult questions, but if denialism interferes with education and self-empowerment, it is merely destructive.

"...untrue, but it needs some context. Yes, the early drugs (or their dosages) especially were toxic, with ghastly side-effects...."

April 29, 2005 Column by Sandy Bartlett

The Insomniac Reader

There is an impulse in all of us that is solicited by the night: to look in a stranger's window; to walk, alone, into a seedy bar; to dare to make that pathetic 3am call to an ex

"...stories. The holy trinity of the night – sex, drugs, rock & roll – fill the pages in poetic..."

April 22, 2005 Books Review by Audra Schroeder

Naked City

Texan lawmakers introduce bills for medical pot and industrial hemp

"...an "off-shoot of this mentality from a war on drugs, and is not based on reason or fact. There..."

April 15, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Hightower Report

Bush makes a mess of the Food and Drug Administration; and preaches to Russia about the merits of hypocracy – err, democracy

"...no independent authority to force the withdrawal of dangerous drugs, and does nothing to loosen the FDA's tight ties..."

March 18, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

"...Texas Department of State Health Services, provides HIV/AIDS prescription drugs to those who can least afford them. The committee's..."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

New Model Army

Anarchy in the UK

"...do on Alice in Chains-lite territory, albeit with fewer drugs and, presumably, more hugs. The friendly fire of 22-20s,..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

The Goose & the Gander

The Rise and Recover and what it's like to live like a rock star – sometimes

"...Songs about cigarettes, L.A., drugs, and crushes. Preteens and twentysomethings converge shoulder-to-shoulder to feel..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Top 10 Drug-War Stories

Struggling against the hysteria

"...to educate the public about the dangers of "club drugs" like Ecstasy, and issued a watch list of items..."

Jan. 7, 2005 News Feature

To Your Health

What's behind the rumor that there are again threats to the availability of food supplements?

"...effect in August 2005, classifies most nutrients as "medical drugs" rather than dietary supplements and allows only low doses..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

The Supremes Take a Hit

The federalist smoke from medical marijuana reaches the Supreme Court. Can they clear the air on states' rights, pot, and the Constitution?

"...part, by the side effects of the 35 different drugs she'd variously been prescribed. Finally, in 1997, as a..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...300 police chiefs, law-enforcement approaches to the war on drugs have been wholly unsuccessful. In the survey, conducted by..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Machinist

Christian Bale lost 60 lbs. in order to play the unsettling title character, a man who has maybe shed his sanity along with his weight.

"...were made for. His bosses think he’s taken to drugs, his co-workers think he’s simply odd, but his prostitute..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Weed Watch: Senate Mulls Med-Mari Defense

Bill would allow medical use claims in drug cases; mandatory sentencing slagged

"...school. "The purpose behind school zones is to keep drugs away from schools, and that's a legitimate purpose," Mulligan..."

Nov. 26, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

About AIDS

Possible treatment for facial wasting

"...improved option toward its resolution. For added information, check www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/drugs/htmldrug_nt.asp?int_id=0403 or www.facialwasting.org...."

Nov. 12, 2004 Column by Sandy Bartlett

WE WILL BURY YOU - A Beautiful American Thought

"...by rock stars and actors, who know more about drugs than politics. We got to see the merger of..."

Nov. 8, 2004 Postmarks

Woman Thou Art Loosed

Based on a novel by Bishop T.D. Jakes, a black evangelical preacher and author who also co-stars, this unusual film is part revivalist sermon, part narrative drama, and wholly urgent and engaging.

"...man. This act led Michelle toward a life of drugs, prostitution, and a murder that happens in the film’s..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

In Other Election News ...

Levy goes off the rails, the GOP flunks geography, Bexar County races get physical, Nader gets help from a Friend of Rick, and Kerry wins the stoner vote

"...for president. The magazine credits Kerry with exposing the drugs-for-arms scheme at the heart of the Iran-Contra affair while..."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...of the criminal defendants who had been caught dealing drugs were black. I did not choose the defendants; they..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Column

A Med-Mari Challenge to HHS

Advocates petition the feds to change their tune on medical marijuana

"...The feds consider Schedule I drugs to have no redeeming medical value – and therefore..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Proud of the Record of Williamson County's District Attorney's Office

"...of the criminal defendants who had been caught dealing drugs were black. I did not choose the defendants; they..."

Oct. 12, 2004 Postmarks

Weed Watch: Oh, All Right, Eat the Hemp

Feds give up three-year effort to ban foods with hemp seeds and oil

"...question from Maher on whether a president caught using drugs should face the same fate – that is, incarceration..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Legislator says his fetal-personhood bill shouldn't punish pregnant women

"...must report pregnant women who they know take illegal drugs to law enforcement authorities for possible prosecution. At issue..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Intimate Strangers

In this surprisingly romantic tale of confused identity and psychoanalysis, the doctor isn’t in, but the tax attorney is.

"...she might have endured years of psychoanalysis and prescription drugs. But Anna, a bit of a ditz when it..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

She Lives

Clementine Hall was the 13th Floor Elevators' hip, maternal Wendy, providing food and security for the band's tribe of Lost Boys

"...good because she was "raising babies instead of taking drugs." Clementine Hall's story is unique in rock history, a..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Eight Steps to Protect Yourself From STDs

"...should be tested for STDs.Stay away from alcohol and drugs Alcohol and drugs will dull your ability to think..."

July 23, 2004 News Feature

Babies Behind Bars

In the mirror world of TDCJ, life goes on

"...favors with guards in return for preferred work assignments, drugs, money, or goods which the prison commissary doesn't ordinarily..."

July 16, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

About AIDS

AIDS-related pain? Get paid for research!

"...PN is most often caused by anti-HIV drugs, especially the "D-drugs"– ddC (Hivid), ddI (Videx), d4T (Zerit)..."

June 11, 2004 Column by Sandy Bartlett

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