Men of an uncertain age, joined in song

Published April 5, 2012

Men of an uncertain age, joined in song

Filed under: meth addict stories

Like the first, "Through a Glass Darkly," which explored crystal meth addiction, "Out of My Range" has a strong musical profile that was sabotaged by a weak libretto. It tries to tell the comic story of the intergenerational challenges of a gay chorus …
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Meth madness in Hong Kong

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As a portrait of a crystal-meth addict, this book works rather well; as a portrait of Hong Kong, which it is also intended to be, it does not. One big problem with Thrall's Hong Kong perspective is that he left what was then a British colony 16 years …
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Local girl lied about 2001 rape; father set free

Filed under: meth addict stories

Cassandra said she became addicted to pills in her late teens and worked a few odd jobs, for just a month or two, at McDonald's and PetCo. By 2010, she was using meth and had felony convictions for burglary and theft, the reports said.
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Lawmakers introduce bill to lessen penalties for drug users

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One of those four lawmakers sponsoring Senate Bill 163 brings a personal story of how his family has been affected by addiction. “My younger brother has been a meth addict for nearly a decade,” said Sen. Shawn Mitchell, R-Broomfield, during a press …
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