Drug abuse

... Metroactive Features Archives ] Photograph by Robbi Pengelly Clean and Sober: Dennis Woodson has made the difficult transition from addiction, estimating that while he used, there were some years when he only got 20 nights sleep.

Unsafe at Any Speed Methamphetamine use has exploded in the North Bay.

But wait-this is a middle-class haven.

Isn't meth someone else's problem?

No way.

By Patricia Lynn Henley Editor's note: This is the first in a yearlong series that the Bohemian plans on methamphetamine and its impact on every level of life in the North Bay.

Dennis Woodson sat in his pickup on the side of the road, considering his options.

He had skipped a mandatory drug test, which meant he was scheduled to appear in court that afternoon for a probation hearing.

He was pretty sure the judge would throw him in jail.

Plus, wired tight on methamphetamine, Woodson had been awake for a week or more.

He had no clue exactly how long it had been since he last slept.

The idea of facing his attorney, the judge and everyone else inside the courthouse was overwhelming.

So Woodson drove his truck into an oak tree.

"I backed up about 75 feet, punched it and smashed the front end to where the radiator leaked.

Then I called my attorney and said I hit a tree and my radiator's leaking.

That way I wasn't lying," recalls Woodson, who has been clean and sober for the past two and a half years.

"Then I spent the whole day in the rain, tryi...

... TownOnline.com - Opinion & Letters: Letter: My country tears for thee A:hover {color: CC6600} Home Braintree Forum Opinion & Letters RSS Feed Letter: My country tears for thee Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - Updated: 05:50 PM EST E-mail article View text version View most popular To the Editor: We’re losing our country to special interests, greedy corporate giants and greed, and illegal aliens.

I have a deep and sinking feeling that we the voters are not being represented fairly; as a result, many of us question the point of voting at all.

We feel like fools.

Every year many billions of American dollars are mailed to Mexico by illegal aliens who are working here and in many cases not paying taxes on their wages.

These jobs, regardless of how small and low-skilled they may be, are jobs that would otherwise be filled by our teenagers.

Teens need a sense or responsibility and productivity.

A lack of opportunity and too much idle time for our teens often leads them down the road to destructive behavior such as drug and alcohol abuse, promiscuity and crime.

Teens get bored easily and need excitement, and often seek satisfaction through substance abuse.

How about port security?

The outsourcing of port management to any foreign company or country should never be allowed.

I don’t ever remember a time when I felt so vulnerable.

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Blige readily shifts into full confession mode.- Updated 1:08 PM on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 Mary J.

Blige's music reveals triumph, painBy NEKESA MUMBI MOODY Associated Press Mary J.

Blige readily shifts into full confession mode.

In less than an hour, Blige freely talks about her personal battles with issues that would take most people years of therapy, or a few drinks, to divulge.

Substance abuse.

Childhood abuse.

Relationship woes.

Insecurity issues.

Even feelings of self-doubt and self-hate.

Blige's frankness in revealing her pain and eventual triumph over troubles has been a big reason she has maintained success - and a devoted, feveris...