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Local group helping to fight against meth

Local group helping to fight against meth
Filed under: treatment for meth addiction

By Erin Meyer – bio | email More and more meth labs are seized each year in Evansville. The epidemic of meth addiction seems to have no end. A new treatment facility will be opening to help… Continue reading

Local Essay Contest: Through My Eyes

Local Essay Contest: Through My Eyes
Filed under: methamphetamine rehabilitation

I went to pre trial and pled guilty to two felonies and six misdemeanors, I got 36 weeks in a juvenile rehabilitation facility. I was happy, not because I got a lesser charge, but because they stopped me from hurting… Continue reading

Local author exposes dangers of meth through her family's story

Meth Stories in the News

Meth Stories: Local author exposes dangers of meth through her family's story
Her uncle, Richard Holmes, whose story she later told in “Murder on Cell Block 9,” was being taken into the jail. Webb didn't spend much of her time with that side of her… Continue reading

Ghb Overdose: Drug overdoses at local bar

Ghb Overdose in the News

Ghb Overdose: Drug overdoses at local bar
You need JavaScript enabled to view it City police are reporting that five people who were taken to hospital after suspected ingestion of GHB — also known as the date-rape drug — most likely took the drug willingly.… Continue reading

Local meth use doesn't follow national trend

How To Help Someone On Meth in the News

How To Help Someone On Meth: Local meth use doesn't follow national trend
Mason says because meth production is entrenched in our society it will take time to re-educate the community. He says prevention is the number one way to help… Continue reading

Local man found guilty on meth cooking counts

Meth Information in the News

Meth Information: Local man found guilty on meth cooking counts
Following four days of testimony, a Tippecanoe Superior Court 1 jury found Humphreys guilty of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, a Class B felony; dealing methamphetamine, a Class B felony; and information of an… Continue reading