WPEC 12 News 11.17.11: Substance Abuse in South Florida & Tea Time Golf Classic

WPEC 12 News 11.17.11: Substance Abuse in South Florida & Tea Time Golf Classic — WPEC 12 News 11.17.2011 Story: Prescription drug death rate is up 84 percent in Florida. Florida kids and teens are drinking more than the national average. …

Local author Alycia Ripley celebrates 20 years of published work
It explores how haunted and alienated Alice has become from 10 years on the job and focuses on the mystery of just what she's fighting and whom. The themes center on alienation and addiction and again, good vs evil. The story is a look at a complicated …
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Astros prospect Jonathan Singleton opens up about pot addiction
Astros first base prospect Jonathan Singelton has been suspended twice in the minor leagues for failing drug tests for marijuana. At the time of his second suspension, his official statement noted a "lapse in judgement," but that actually wasn't true …
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Clear Channel Outdoor donates 20 opiate awareness billboards throughout …
Cleveland City Councilman Michael Polensek took issue with the fact that heroin is considered an epidemic only now that it is affecting suburbanites, while residents in his neighborhood have been fighting crack cocaine and alcohol addiction in far …
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