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Clean up, not lock up

Julie Ramos // May 8, 2016
Why drug offenders shouldn't go to jail.
Photo credit: Dongyoung Won

Prescription drugs harm more than help

Sean Daly // May 3, 2016
Misuse by people dependent on prescription drugs is creating new harms to American patients. Prevalence and lack of education are harming people through use of many accepted drugs.
Photo credit: Grant Garnsey

Coachella is not worth it

Sam Rios // April 6, 2016
The youthful pilgrimage of Coachella doesn't give its attendees the experience they seek.
Illustration by Miles Huffman Photo credit: Miles Huffman

Man sells drugs in City Plaza

Carly Plemons // November 14, 2015
The blotter is a selection of information directly cited from the Chico Police Department and University Police. Nov. 11
Illustration by Trevor Moore Photo credit: Trevor Moore

The Xanax epidemic

Nick Bragg // October 5, 2015
Becoming a creature of the night is now easier and more dangerous than fiction could ever predict.
Illustration by Miles Huffman

Mary Jane guards the gate to more drug experimentation

Miles Inserra // April 20, 2015
Cut the crap — marijuana is a gateway drug.
Illustration by Miles Huffman

Skate wheels can’t roll in Chico

Miles Inserra // March 24, 2015
I'd rather see wax on a bench than chunks of metal on every ledge downtown.
Volunteers with the Christbridge Ministry clean up refuse on Feb. 18 at the Lindo Channel homeless encampment behind S&S Organic Produce on Mangrove Avenue. Photo courtesy of Jim Secola.

Recovery group volunteers clean up homeless camps

Michael Mcclurg // March 18, 2015
Christbridge Ministry, a group that helps the downtrodden with addiction, has been going out into trash-riddled encampments in Chico and clearing out the refuse.
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Psychedelics offer prescription value

Kevin Crittenden // April 8, 2014
Party drugs are being tested for mental health gains.
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‘Bath salts’ sold as MDMA in Chico

Tj Carter // March 31, 2014
A research chemical is being sold to Chico drug users attempting to buy "Molly." The drug is M1, or methylone, and was originally classified by head shops as a "bath salt."
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