Downtown Eastside Crack Kits Working, Says Health Chief

Downtown Eastside crack kits working, says health chief
“While there was no significant difference reported after the pilot in the proportion of survey respondents who accessed drug or alcohol treatment, the [evaluation] may not have been long enough to observe such differences.” The participants in the … Read more on Vancouver Courier

Number of drug addicted babies climbs in Tennessee
Bell, who has worked in Erlanger's NICU for 26 years, said he has watched the shifting drug trends play out in the tiny bodies of the babies he helps care for. "We've changed drugs again," he says. "We're not seeing the same ratio of babies on crack … Read more on Chattanooga Times Free Press

Filmmaker, West Oak Lane native gets standing ovation at Philadelphia premiere
Telling the semi-autobiographical story of a family dealing with the fallout of a mother's crack addiction, the film focuses in tightly around the three main characters and their relationships. Tim Brown, played by actor Hill Harper, struggles to save … Read more on Newsworks.org