Drug Addiction

Marijuana users searching for bigger highs may start injecting THC, doctor fears

As a member of the Amendment 64 task force who is deeply troubled by the possible repercussions of legalizing marijuana, as well as a central figure in the national anti-pot organization Project SAM, Dr. Christian Thurstone is controversial in the marijuana community. But he hasn't backed away from ... More >>

Tom Clements: Murdered prison chief seen in new video urging drug-law reform

Tom Clements, the reform-minded head of the Colorado Department of Corrections who was murdered at his home last month by a parolee, makes a posthumous appearance in a new video advocating for one of his favorite causes: more substance abuse treatment for chronic, low-level offenders, freeing up cos ... More >>

Why Donny Andrews is in prison and Pat Sullivan isn't

The sweet plea deal struck by former Arapahoe County sheriff Pat Sullivan for meth possession and soliciting prostitution, which netted him a sentence of thirty days in jail and probation, has been widely criticized for its leniency. But no one is probably in a better position to appreciate the brea ... More >>

4/20 at CU-Boulder: Members of city council on why they support campus closure

Last night, the Boulder City Council passed a resolution supporting CU-Boulder's plan to shrink the campus 4/20 event by closing Norlin Quad and banning visitors on Friday; read it below. This morning, we spoke to two members of the council -- one who supports it wholeheartedly, and another who vote ... More >>

Meth misdemeanor bill backer disputes John Suthers, state meth task force

Colorado Attorney General John Suthers is currently in Washington, D.C. for U.S. Supreme Court hearings on the Affordable Care Act. But in his absence, his office registered his objections to Senate Bill 12-163, which would, among other things, make possession of meth a misdemeanor rather than a cla ... More >>

Rod "Blago" Blagojevich, shmuck -- for trying to work the prison system like he did politics

Blago.​Rod Blagojevich, the disgraced former Illinois Governor who's headed to prison for trying to broker a political deal, is now trying to broker another. Blago, who was sentenced to fourteen years in the clink for trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama (among other for ... More >>

Barry Fey on that time that he held a gun to Axl Rose's head and how the business has changed

​For years, Barry Fey says, music fans have been needling him to write a book. "You know, people have been saying 'When's the book? When's the book?' for fifteen years," Fey notes. "It was daily, wherever I would go out... 'When's the book? Come on, you've got to write a book!'" Well, he final ... More >>

Macklemore X Ryan Lewis

Medical marijuana vote in Castle Rock: Power players face off over last Douglas Co. dispensary

Rob Corry​In the ongoing bureaucratic battle over medical marijuana, Castle Rock has already witnessed its fair share of skirmishes. Amber Ostrom, owner of the city's one and only dispensary, Plants 4 Life, had to jump through numerous legal hoops before she was allowed to keep operating. And ... More >>

Mr. Midas: Crack killed us and fed us

Denver brings meth addicts and cops together in an unprecedented fight against drugs

Cops and meth: More success stories from Denver's one-of-a-kind drug treatment program

​This week's cover story, "The Damage Done," details the Denver-based Justice Initiative for Drug Endangered Families, a unique approach to drug treatment that employs cops in their off hours to mentor addicts they usually lock away. The feature focuses on sisters Audrey and Katie and their re ... More >>

Medical marijuana: Chris Romer wants to raise the age for MMJ patients requiring two doctor recommendations to 23

Chris Romer's adding a couple of years to his proposal.​Senator Chris Romer is the sponsor of Senate Bill 109, a measure that aims to clarify the relationship between doctors and medical marijuana patients. It was approved by the Senate in February. Last week, however, Romer admitted to being ... More >>

Rob Corry says Chris Romer's proposal for medical marijuana patients under 21 is a lawsuit waiting to happen

Rob Corry isn't buying Chris Romer's arguments.​On Monday, Senator Chris Romer argued in favor of requiring those under 21 to do more in order to qualify for a medical marijuana card than those over that age -- and he also predicted that there'd be a backlash and a potential dispensary ban if ... More >>

Chris Romer: If medical marijuana bill he co-sponsored becomes law in its latest form, "I think there's going to be a huge backlash"

Chris Romer doesn't like how the medical marijuana regulatory bill has mutated.​Senator Chris Romer feels that many of those under age 21 who have medical marijuana cards obtained these licenses to toke under dubious circumstances -- and he wants to make it harder for them to do so in the futu ... More >>

Mickey Avalon's twisted tale is all true and all his own

Stan Garnett: Colorado has mishandled the medical-marijuana issue

Stan Garnett and Jann Scott: e-mail buddies?​Beware of sending an e-mail to Jann Scott. The longtime public-access gadfly (profiled by yours truly back in 1992, prior to the launch of our online archives) tends to forward his correspondence to anyone and everyone -- and that's precisely what h ... More >>

Is meth fueling artifact thefts?

Meth addict, artifact thief -- or both? On June 10, Secretary of the Interior (and former Colorado senator) Ken Salazar announced the indictment and arrest of 24 individuals suspected of trafficking in illegally obtained artifacts in the Four Corners area. But who found these items in the first pla ... More >>

Mental health benefit and submachine guns -- the perfect combination

Live From Detox: Night of the Living Shred Promoter Charlie Morrison

You Do the Meth

Police raids bust up drug labs. But they also bust up families.

Of Meth and Men

Letters to the Editor

From the week of 12/14/2006

Of Meth and Men

The drug fuels gay parties -- but the party was almost over before Rod finally found help.

Head Games

At least one out of every five Colorado prisoners is mentally ill -- some violent, some undetected or untreated. How did the Big House become the Bug House?

It's the Real Thing

Matt Lawrence spends a night in the tank for being too real.

Art-to-Heart Talk

DAVA's kids make a bold statement.

Big Trouble

Gary Haney was living the high life until meth took him down.

Focus on the Family

The McAdams want their children back, but can former heroin addicts succeed as parents?

Tricks or Treatment

Breaking the cycle of addiction and crime.

Best Way to Keep Civil Servants Civil

Mayor's Office of Employee Assistance

Best Dinner Destination for Impressing the Folks

Mel's Restaurant and Bar

XO, Elliott

Elliott Smith 1969-2003

Letters to the Editor

From the week of January 9, 2003

Death on the Installment Plan

Medical neglect, chronic disease, a hepatitis epidemic. Some Colorado prisoners pay for their crimes with their lives.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of December 12, 2002

Letters to the Editor

From the week of October 10, 2002

A Chemistry Experiment

The Denver Drug Court tests a formula for reclaiming addicts.

Looking for a Fix

Forty bucks buys a flicker of heaven and a life of hell.

The Shifting Drug War

The pendulum is swinging back from stiff mandatory sentences for drug offenses.

Toast of the Town

Denver C.A.R.E.S. picks drunks off the streets, then puts them right back out there.

Moment of Truth

A Goonie no more, Corey Feldman is searching for his soul as a rock musician.

Wish Upon a Czar

The mayor's efforts to crown a drug czar aren't exactly smokin'.

Truth or Scare

Drug-using DARE graduates come clean about the program's faults.

The Big Fix

A new detox program for heroin abusers storms into Denver. Methadone proponents are irked.

Used and Abused

What's it like to work at the state's largest detox? These counselors were scared straight.

Gangster Rap

Adams County deputies hit the road to spread the word to landlords about suspicious characters.

Fill'er Up

In Trinidad, you don't have to drink in bars in wind up behind bars

A LITTLE JAB'LL DO YA

ACUPUNCTURE HITS HOME IN THE TREATMENT OF DRUG ADDICTS IN JAIL.

SEGREGATED SALVATION

CHARGES OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION HAVE DENVER'S SALVATION ARMY AT WAR WITH ITSELF.BACKWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS THE SALVATION ARMY'S DENVER REHAB CENTER IS THERE TO HELP, SAY FORMER EMPLOYEES--UNLESS YOU HAPPEN TO BE BLACK.