Tag: Heroin Fri, March 19, 2010
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Late to The Opium Wars
Dec 17, 2009, by Curtis Cartier News
Cold, sweaty and nauseous, Stefan R. burst into the pale green bathroom stall of the Aptos Cinema men’s room to spend his first experience with OxyContin face down in a public toilet.
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Junkie Town: Santa Cruz’s Heroin Problem
Dec 02, 2009, by Curtis Cartier News
“Heroin Hill,” as it’s called by addicts and law enforcement, is a roughly 50-acre trash-strewn plot in the southeast section of the city-owned Greenbelt that’s known to addicts and cops as a substance abuse superstore with rock-bottom prices on heroin, methamphetamine, crack, marijuana, cocaine and pharmaceuticals.
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Santa Cruz Nonprofit to Use VR to Combat Drug Addiction
Sep 30, 2009, by Staff NewsThe Janus Community Clinic, a non-profit organization based in Santa Cruz, is adopting a new approach to fighting heroin addition: a virtual reality world.
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VIDEO: Santa Cruz AIDS Project Drop-In Center shuttered
Sep 18, 2009, by Jessica Lussenhop Community
An inside look at the center, filmed just prior to the final closure on September 15.
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Drugs a Fire Hazard in Pogonip
Sep 04, 2009, by Staff Environment
Pogonip may be popular with people out for a brisk stroll, but anyone who veers off the most popular trails could run into a heroin or coke deal. Chief Ranger John Wallace says that the number of drug deals taking place there is so enormous that people are making their way down to “Heroin Hill” from Silicon Valley. Over 100 drug-related arrests have been made in the area since this past May.
