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'Service Reductions' and 'Unmet Needs'
What the numbers show
"...per resident, below comparable cities Municipal Court $120,000 Cut substance abuse services 22,000 Cut four to five patients from..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature

Shake Appeal
James Williamson's Raw Power is all in the mix
"...attributes the group's break-up in 1974 in part to substance abuse. Were you Keith Richards-esque in your personal life?..."

May 28, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Cat acne, Jessica Simpson's addiction, and more
"...the local murder rate. It's a better predictor than substance-abuse problems, safety belt use, and number of older drivers...."

May 7, 2010 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

No Pot Love in the ATX?
Austin doesn't crack Top 40 toking cities
"...reports of pot-related arrests and drug-use data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to come up..."

April 23, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Niche Justice
Travis County specialty courts try to break the cycle of crime
"...Earle's court team – including a dedicated probation officer, substance abuse counselors from Cornerstone Counseling, an assistant county attorney..."

March 26, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

And Now Veterans: 'We Owe Them'
New veterans' court set to open later this spring
"...sooner you get treatment for PTSD, [traumatic brain injury], substance abuse, whatever your issues are, the better you'll be..."

March 26, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Rant, Revisited
A new doc explores the life and times of underground comic Bill Hicks
"...pivotal personal event – his first professional gig, the substance use and abuse, cleaning up, moving from city to..."

March 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Affordable Housing by the Numbers
Austin needs more housing to address homelessness
"...– if not simply persistent joblessness, then often domestic abuse, mental instability, or substance dependency. Speaking of permanent housing's..."

March 5, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Innovative Justice: Lipscombe vs. Seelig
Both candidates push alternatives to incarceration
"...of these people with mental illness [also have] chronic substance abuse" issues and use drugs to self-medicate. In an..."

Feb. 12, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Baby Boomers Still Using Drugs, Pt. 2
Feds harping on drug use among older Americans
"...first brought you this bit of news from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, reporting that drug..."

Feb. 10, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Hold Those Who Oversee Police Accountable
"...have two officers poised for serious discipline because of substance abuse issues and poor judgment. The “stress” officer Leonard..."

Jan. 17, 2010 Postmarks

Headlines
"...• Two Austin Police Department officers could be facing substance-abuse-related charges after separate arrests in Williamson County on Jan..."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature

What TYC Security?
Perry appointee bounced from youth prisons job after two months
"...contraband, like a clear vial of a white powdery substance that tested positive in the field for amphetamines but..."

Dec. 1, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Treatment or Jail
Often rehab is the only way out of a jail sentence – even if you don't have a drug problem
"...there by the criminal justice system, reports the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...."

Nov. 3, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Faces of Homelessness
Another Downtown attempt to find answers
"...and 875 were estimated to be individuals with chronic substance-abuse problems...."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature by Marc Savlov

Point Austin: Some Spare Change on Panhandling
Austin tries to balance street-level charity and public order
"...the ARCH and serves many clients with mental-health or substance-abuse problems), bluntly puts it: "We don't feel it's in..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
"...for Inmates? The Gateway Foundation of Chicago, which provides substance-abuse treatment in Texas prisons, appears to be losing its..."

Sept. 25, 2009 News Feature

Panhandlers for God
Not all street solicitors are created equal – some owe their souls to the company church
"...the group is not one that local agencies administering substance-abuse services – including Austin Travis County Mental Health Mental..."

Sept. 25, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Back to School...on Drugs?
In annual survey, teens say prescription drugs and pot are easy to get
"...new study from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University...."

Sept. 2, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Homelessness in San Antonio and Austin
Could a unified campus for homeless services work as well here as in San Antonio?
"...of services, including medical care (dental, mental health, physical/sexual abuse counseling, detox and substance abuse assistance), a pet shelter,..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Baby Boomers Still Using Drugs
Government says this is a public health issue -- but its just the tip of the iceberg
"...drug use rate than previous generations, reports the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration -- but not,..."

Aug. 25, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Hickoids
Country Mile
"...with punk swagger that imploded in a haze of substance abuse and buzzard luck. Not to be deterred, Waltz..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Crash-Scene Budget
The budget balances, and stitching is transparent
"...in less overtime, vacancies are cut, and funding for substance abuse/mental health program Project Recovery is cut by $30,000...."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Travis County Holding Steady ... for Now
County braces for bigger economic challenges in 2010
"...addressing the needs of inmates with mental illness and substance abuse problems...."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Amy Smith

Do Right Woman
Polly Parsons, only child of Gram Parsons, comes full circle in Austin with the Hickory Wind Ranch, sober living for women
"...medication. Whenever an alcoholic or drug addict takes a substance that tries to alleviate feelings, they're no longer sober...."

July 31, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

City Budget Crunch
Our discount 'menu'
"...$205,914: Cuts to Downtown Austin Community Court, including substance-abuse services and Project Recovery...."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Cowboy Song
Thin Lizzy's 'Cowboy Song' comes alive in rodeo vet turned Red Dirt ranger Ryan Bingham
"...the households of his extended family as his parents' substance-abuse problems dictated, attending no fewer than five high schools,..."

June 5, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Addicted to Pot or to Staying Out of Jail?
That's the question drug-law reformers have about pot "addiction" treatment numbers
"...The number of people entering drug treatment for marijuana "abuse" is on the rise, reports the federal Substance Abuse..."

March 27, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Not Enough Drug Abuse Treatment in Prison
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, just a fraction of the inmates that need treatment actually get it.
"...receive it, researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse reports this month in the Journal of the American..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Reefer Madness
Are Kids Really Kicking the Habit?
"...and other hallucinogens.) Unlike Walters, National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Nora Volkow was more reserved in her assessments:..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Column by Jordan Smith

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