The Denver residential neighborhood of Sloan’s Lake in Northwest Denver has increasingly become a gathering place for homeless people. Due to its distance from downtown, the demographic of homeless here includes those who want to avoid the downtown drug scene: veterans, former foster kids, senior citizens, the mentally ill and families. —North Denver Tribune, October, […]
Goodbye Legal High: The Death of a Party Drug
A once-popular underground drug, GHB is also used to treat a range of legitimate health issues, such as sleep disorders, anxiety, and opioid and alcohol misuse disorders. In 2000, legislation making it as a Schedule I substance was rushed through and signed into law with lots of hype and little scrutiny. The unusual law simultaneously […]