Prescription-Drug Battle Fuels Rise in Heroin Use

Prescription-drug battle fuels rise in heroin use
WASHINGTON — From the beginning, the U.S. government's decade-long crackdown on abuse of prescription drugs has run an unsettling risk: that arresting doctors and shuttering "pill mills" would inadvertently fuel a new epidemic of heroin use. State and … Read more on Chicago Tribune (blog)

Flobots classroom project takes off in Denver
It now reaches 700 students in four high schools and two residential substance abuse treatment centers. It trains artists to teach and puts instruments and recording equipment in the hands of youth. James Laurie, who performs with the Flobots as Jonny … Read more on Washington Times

Best Bets: Lorde, Pentatonix, dinosaurs and more
When Friday through March 29; 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 7 p.m. Sundays; also 3 p.m. March 22 and 29 • Where Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 North Grand Boulevard • How much $ 20-$ 25 • More info 314-289-4063; hotcitytheatre.org. Playwright Adam Rapp spins a … Read more on STLtoday.com