The Soloist Second Unit Director Returns to Skid Row in a New Documentary
The Soloist Second Unit Director Returns to Skid Row in a New Documentary
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L.A. Weekly recently spoke with director Thomas Napper about the project's origins, how the Brit's "outsider" status helped him grain his subjects' trust, and what can be done to help the marginalized neighborhood in the future. One issue … Drug …
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Clean and Sober
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As singer-songwriter Mike Doughty writes in his recent drug-filled memoir The Book of Drugs, the title of Caroline Knapp's book, Drinking: A Love Story, says it all. How refreshing it is then that Smashed, though it travels down well-trod …
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Professor honored for achievements
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Metz said it is an interesting line of work because the problem of drug use and drug addiction is truly a global epidemic. “In foreign countries, we're actually starting to see increases of substance abuse, especially as more drugs are being …
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Elgin police step up efforts to aid homeless
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Elgin police are working with social service agencies to make sure homeless people know where they can turn for help, after the recent deaths of two men found in the Fox River, along with winters when the Police Department lobby's always seemed to be …
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