Addiction

Methadone clinics don't attract crime, study finds

2012-04-30 16:36:39

Methadone clinics are often seen as the bad neighbor nobody wants. Residents concerned about crime and other quality-of-life issues often protest if they even hear word of a methadone clinic, which treats those addicted to heroin and other opiates, is...

Rev. Jamal Bryant's sis rescues couples on 'Love Addiction'

2012-05-02 08:23:00

Proud brother that he is, Baltimore's Rev. Jamal Bryant, who's been getting plenty of airtime lately leading the national Trayvon Martin protests, wanted to make sure his sister Thelma Bryant-Davis got some attention, too, with her new show called "Love...

Methadone and misdemeanors

2012-05-04 09:02:00

For many years, some Baltimore area neighborhood groups have fought strenuously against the addition of methadone clinics to their communities on the grounds that such facilities inevitably bring loiterers and traffic, depress property values and increase...

Mocha Moms of Howard County a support group for stay-at-home mothers

2012-04-26 10:57:00

These groups meet regularly. ALS Resource support group — First Saturday, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Educational support for ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) patients, family members and friends. Owen Brown Interfaith Center, Conference Room 116B, 7246 Cradlerock...

Crack epidemic's legacy in Baltimore

2012-04-18 14:03:11

A fellow named Joseph contacted me the other day. He's one of Baltimore's many drug addicts, still alive at 33, clean for once, and looking for a job. "I started smoking crack at the age of 14, shooting heroin at the age of 16," he says. "I am on parole...

The Gamer's Diet: No 'Wii Fit' required

2012-03-14 14:17:00

We're well into 2012, and if you're like me, you've already dropped the ball numerous times on your new year's resolutions. Like many peers, as I approach 30, I'm trying to take better care of myself and not put so much crap into my body. I wanted a...

Support groups in Howard County

2012-01-26 09:20:00

These groups meet regularly. Abusive relationships — Mondays, 7-8:30 p.m. Domestic Violence Center of Howard County, 5457 Twin Knolls Road, Suite 310, Columbia. Free child care. 410-997-0304. Adult Children of Alcoholics — Wednesdays, 7 p.m....

Quitting smoking is tough, but not impossible

2011-12-28 12:07:00

Many people pick quitting smoking as their New Year's resolution. But if quitting smoking was easy, most smokers would have already done it. Tobacco is highly addictive and the process isn't easy, but quitting is possible for those who really are ready...

James Berry III is in the fight of his life

2012-01-31 07:15:00

SOME MORNINGS, PERHAPS EVEN ON A morning like this one, James Berry III will lie on his mother's couch at 4 a.m., unable to sleep. The only light in the living room will be the flicker of the television. The thoughts inside his head will collide and carom...

Hamilton too much of a risk

2012-02-09 00:00:00

ARLINGTON, Texas — Bye, Josh. It's too bad because Josh Hamilton might be the most talented baseball player who has ever run around Arlington. Josh Hamilton's relationship with baseball is as pure as anybody ever born. It's his relationship,...

Property values require county to enforce law regarding unrelated adults living in same house

2011-11-23 09:49:53

For two weeks now, I have read articles ("Owner of sober home in Catonsville faces off with county," Catonsville Times, Nov. 2, and "Hearing on Catonsville sober house postponed," Catonsville Times, Nov. 9) portraying Scott Alpert and his three sober drug...

Chefs struggle to stay healthy in pressure-cooker setting

2012-01-26 04:00:00

A few months before his wedding, Neill Howell was tipping the scales at 240 pounds and knew he needed to make a change. There was just one problem: Howell was the executive chef in a restaurant kitchen, a high-stress workplace full of ready-to-grab...

What happened: On a January cover story, Star magazine suggested Katie Holmes was a drug addict with the tease, "Addiction Nightmare: Katie DRUG SHOCKER! The real reason she can't leave Tom.

2011-12-08 10:11:35

Rock band Janes Addiction poses in advance of its new album, "The Great Escape Artist," at the Shangri-La hotel in Santa Monica.

2011-10-24 18:33:34

The quantity and quality of addiction treatment in Baltimore has improved markedly, but the social conditions that led to our epidemic of addiction still exist, and they must be addressed if we are ever to truly make a difference.

2011-07-15 12:19:20