Addiction and Recovery

Georgian Alt-Rockers Rehab Reach New Generations of Hell-Raisers

Nine Life Lessons We Learned From George Jones (1931-2013)

The country music world truly lost one of its biggest badasses today when the legendary George Jones passed away this morning at a Nashville, Tennessee hospital. He was 81 years old. The Possum, as he was known to countless, leaves behind a towering legacy in country, a long and troubled life fill ... More >>

Utah-Based Screamo Outfit The Used Wants You to Steal

In Which the Bassist from Coheed and Cambria Holds Up a Walgreens With a Bomb for Some Oxycontin

New York PostCoheed and Cambria bassist Mic Todd​You guys heard this one, right? The one about how Michael "Mic" Todd -- the bassist from prog-rockers Coheed and Cambria -- robbed a Massachusetts Walgreens claiming he had a bomb for some bottles of Oxycontin this past Sunday? Yeah, I wish I was ma ... More >>

Fabian Cota, Mesa Police Union Official, Reportedly Tells San Diego Cops: "Take Me to Jail ... Dickweeds!"

  Image: Mesa Police Association Fabian Cota, president of the Mesa Police Association, reportedly called San Diego cops "dickweeds" before being taken in for public drunkenness over the weekend, a police report states.​A San Diego police report shows that Fabian Cota, president ... More >>

G.G. Allin's Murder Junkies (a.k.a. Merle Allin's Meal Ticket) to Play in Scottsdale this Week

Wikimedia CommonsDue to being dead for almost 18 years, G.G. Allin will NOT be appearing with his Murder Junkies this week.​Next month marks the 18-year anniversary of punk pariah G.G. Allin's death. Yes, G.G. Allin is dead, but that hasn't stopped his older brother Merle from using his name to ... More >>

If You Stay at 49-Year-Old Michael Jenks' House, There's a Good Chance You'll Get Drunk -- and Possibly Molested

MCSOMichael Jenks allegedly likes booze, drugs, and little girls.​The man pictured is 49-year-old Michael Alan Jenks, of Mesa, and he allegedly likes to give little girls drugs and alcohol, and then feel them up.Jenks got popped on Tuesday for allegedly molesting three young girls, two of whom wer ... More >>

Ibogaine Helps Junkies Kick Heroin and Meth. Is It the Trip That Does the Trick?

Psychedelic Mushrooms May Help Treat Drug Addiction; Somebody Call the Irony Police

www.theemptyroom.com​Congratulations drug addicts -- doctors hope to prove that the cure for your addiction is the actual cause of your affliction: More drugs!Doctors from around the globe are meeting in San Jose, California, this week to revisit the topic of hallucinogenic drugs used t ... More >>

Jesse James, Husband of Oscar-Winner Sandra Bullock, in Arizona for Sex Rehab; Why Would he Go Anywhere Else?

www.avagascerfiles.comJesse James and wife Sandra Bullock prior to the news that James is a "sex addict"​Welcome to Arizona, the sex-rehab capitol of the world. Jesse James, the bad-boy biker husband of Sandra Bullock, has reportedly checked into a sex-rehab center near Tucson after Bull ... More >>

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Tiger Rumors Continue to Whirl; "Sources" Say He's Already in Arizona Rehab Center

The Meadows, the rehab center Tiger is said to be attending, has hosted other celebs like David Duchovny and Eric Benet​Gossip rags from Pebble Beach to St. Andrews are reporting today that golf's greatest gigolo is already in an Arizona rehab center and being treated for sex addiction.According t ... More >>

Three-Week-Old Girl Not Expected to Survive Injuries Police Say Were Caused by Her Father

Brian Mark Hopf​The 3-week-old girl, who police say suffered some gruesome injuries at the hands of her father, 25-year-old Brian Mark Hopf, is not expected to survive. Hopf poked the girl in the eyes,police say, and dropped her on the floor, leaving her with several skull fractures, ... More >>

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Surfing the Tiber

Lo-fi Italians bring continental bent to garage rock

Josh Hamilton

Craig Ferguson Could Read Me the Phonebook

As Americans, there are a lot of things we don't agree on. But if there's one thing I think we can all get behind, it's this: British/Irish/Scottish accents make everything better. You could call my mother a dirty slut in your boring old American accent and I'd want to punch you in the face, but ... More >>

Cowboy Junkies

Arizona Medical Board's hands-off approach to relapsed addict physicians is endangering patients

Readers respond to the Mexican's views on Chihuahuas, drinking, and Catholic rituals

There's no good explanation for the link between Mexican-Americans and drunken-driving incidents

Don't Know Smack

Down from the mountain, a softly lit Heath Ledger can't save this by-the-numbers Aussie drug flick

It Girl

Welcome to the Cult of Katie Rose. Hope your liver can handle it

Meth Madness

For $5 million, Arizona can grow its population of meth users -- just like Montana

Yo Mama

Amaré Stoudemire's troubled mother walks out of a rehab center again. A judge allows her to return again, but she faces probable prison time

Get Out of the Chronic Rescue Rut . . .

And accept that you can't always save the people you love

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, January 5, 2006

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, December 22, 2005

Fast Times at Westwind junior high

Any way you add it up, kids at one Valley middle school were dealing meth out of their backpacks

Meth Treatment

Meth addiction isn't impossible to beat -- but the treatment's not cheap. And good luck finding it

Bad Medicine

Locking up cold medicine makes the politicians feel good -- but it won't put a dent in Arizona's meth habit

Ice, Ice, Baby

Arizona moms are abusing meth more than any other drug. Want to get them clean, save the family and save tax dollars? Try dangling their kids as the carrot

Shot At Redemption

Twelve years ago, Gordon Lederer got away with murder. But he couldn't escape his conscience

Shape Up or Sharpe Out

Trouble-plagued NFL vet faces stint in Valley rehab

C Notes

There's nothing hep about hepatitis C -- as too many friends can attest

Street Without Hope

On Madison Street, crowds of crack-addicted homeless are plaguing police and downtown businesses. But no one seems to be doing much about it.

Concealed Weapons

Despite some misfires, The Pistoleros keep looking for a break and say that rumors of their demise are greatly exaggerated

Grant's Doom

State misspent $350,000 of federal funds earmarked for HIV and substance-abuse services

Halfway to Sanity

Ben Wallis survives the chemical abyss to establish a place where others can heal

Shooting Star

Three years ago, at the pinnacle of their 15-year career, local rock heroes the Meat Puppets vanished from view, after bass player Cris Kirkwood became addicted to cocaine and heroin. The story only gets worse from there.

Lloyd's Bridges

Methology - Part I

Arizona is awash in crystal methamphetamine, a highly addictive stimulant that makes the weak strong, the lazy motivated, the fat thin, the trivial profound. Abuse it enough, and it can also make you psychotic.

Methology - Part II

Arizona is awash in crystal methamphetamine, a highly addictive stimulant that makes the weak strong, the lazy motivated, the fat thin, the trivial profound. Abuse it enough, and it can also make you psychotic.

The OD Couple

Gridlock'd's Shakur and Roth kick detox thriller into high gear

Just the Fix, Ma'am

Waiting to Inhale

Luis Sharpe led a double life. In public, he was an admired NFL star. In private, he was a crackhead hell-bent on self-destruction.

Take Two Bottles of These. Call Me When You're Dead

Dr. Willard Hunter's repeated misprescription of dangerous drugs has contributed to two deaths. But the state medical board doesn't see any reason to revoke his doctor's license.

Staying Power

The Chimeras are the Tempe band that would not die

WELCOME TO ALLINTOWNWRETCHED PUNK GG ALLIN IS DEAD, BUT HIS BAND MURDER JUNKIES IS STILL SLAYIN' 'EM

USING SLEDGEHAMMERS TO SWAT FLIES

THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE VIGOROUSLY PROSECUTES FELONY CHILD ABUSE CHARGES. EVEN WHEN NO CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ABUSED.