Ice Age
Ice Age – It’s cheap, highly addictive and ultra-powerful. “Ice”, or crystal methamphetamine, is now more popular than heroin. It plays havoc with the minds and the bodies of addicts, filling emergency wards with dangerous, psychotic patients. But little is known about the long term effects of the drug or even how to treat the addiction. And health services are not prepared for the chaos ice has just started to unleash. This week’s documentary reports on the hidden epidemic.
Long January thaw
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They range in age from an infant to seven years old. The mother and a … After WOKV brought you the story of a meth cook operation busted in a Southside baseball dugout, we're looking deeper into the psyche of those who use methamphetamine so you know …
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Local, State briefs
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The driver – identified as Donna Jean Rogers, 62 – stopped near Harvard Avenue, according to her arrest report, and police found four children age 3 to 10 in the SUV. Police said Rogers, who they said smelled of alcohol, … He later said the fire was …
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Poems on Mortality by CK Williams and Cynthia Cruz
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In “Poem for Myself for My Birthday” he writes, “this time my birthday's a tractor-trailer skidding sideways on ice and I'm noodling by on my bike.” And in “Salt” he notes, “I'm here on the long low-tide beach of age with briny time/licking insidious …
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