drugs

A Father’s Struggle With His Son’s Addiction, Why David Sheff Says Addiction Is A Mental Illness

Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:36:14 +0000

David Sheff is a journalist and New York Times best-selling author.

In 2008, he wrote a memoir, Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction, about how his family dealt with his son‘s methamphetamine addiction.

In a new book, Sheff argues that addicts suffer from an illness and are not simply victims of their own bad choices. “We must acknowledge addiction is an illness…and not just bad behavior…because we punish bad behavior…we treat illness,” Sheff writes.

Mo. Chief Justice Teitelman Praises Drug Courts In Annual State Of Judiciary Address

Marshall Griffin — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 04:00:51 +0000

Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Teitelman sang the praises of the state's drug court system during his annual State of the Judiciary Address Wednesday.

He told lawmakers that 2013 marks the 20th anniversary of the state’s drug courts, which provide treatment options for non-violent drug offenders.

“With a graduation rate exceeding 50 percent, Missouri now has more than 12,000 graduates who successfully have completed treatment court programs," T

Alternatives To The “War On Drugs”

Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:00:00 +0000

The Drug Policy Alliance bills itself as the “nation’s leading organization promoting alternatives to current drug policy that are grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights.”

The organization believes the war on drugs is doing more harm than good and among other things, the DPA supports the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.

Host Don Marsh talks with Ethan Nadelmann, the founder and Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance

Former St. Louis Police Sergeant Gets Almost Five Years In Drug Case

Rachel Lippmann — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:25:29 +0000

A former St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department sergeant whose responsibilities included conducting investigations into the distribution of illegal drugs has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for running his own drug ring - that's almost five years for those of you doing the math.

Heroin deaths decline in St. Louis County

The Associated Press — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:00:01 +0000

St. Louis County officials believe a strong public awareness campaign about the dangers of heroin use are having an impact.

The county has reported 14 deaths from heroin through April 10, down from 32 over the same period last year - a drop of more than 50 percent.