House Signs Off On Needle Exchange Bill

House Signs Off On Needle Exchange Bill
Many Ohio communities are battling IV drug use – especially heroin – and the shutdown of so-called pill mills where prescription painkillers were handed out has only made the problem worse. The bill would take away the requirement that a local health … Read more on WOSU Public Media

'Torment Saint' illuminates the troubled world of Elliott Smith
Books: Sign up for our email newsletter. He did so through a series of intimate, … But Smith's life constantly drags the story back from the sublime as Schultz describes a man immersed in drug addiction. At his lowest point, reports Schultz, he … Read more on Los Angeles Times

The Meat Puppets can't be stopped by rock woes
Seven months later, the heroin-addicted Cobain killed himself. I asked Kirkwood if he saw any signs of that tragedy approaching. “It's not really my place,” he said quietly. “It was a pretty big surprise, and pretty sad.” And was there a parallel … Read more on The News Journal