Teens' views on dangers of pot fall to 20-year low
While the new laws apply only to adults over 21, the broader effort by states to decriminalize pot use and push the drug toward public legitimacy could confuse the picture for teens. President Barack Obama said last week that the federal government won … Read more on Enterprise-Record
Mother pens book with daughter's, grandson's killer
… who killed her daughter and grandson. (Photo: Michael Schwarz, Tallahassee (Fla.) … In March 1998, former cocaine addict Leonard Scovens strangled her daughter Patricia Reed, 40, in her Sarasota, Fla., apartment. Furey's 6-year-old grandson … Read more on USA TODAY
Takeesha: Crack, Heroin and Alcohol in Action
This post is part of a collaborative narrative series composed of my writing and Chris Arnade's photos exploring issues of addiction, poverty and prostitution in Hunts Point, Bronx. For more on the series, look here. ————————- Takeesha again … Read more on Scientific American (blog)