/tags/substance-abuse Substance Abuse en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 21 Mar 2024 23:19:46 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-03-21/a-modern-history-of-meth-starts-in-missouri Missouri played a key role in meth’s spread. A new podcast tells that story. Thu, 21 Mar 2024 23:19:46 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-03-21/a-modern-history-of-meth-starts-in-missouri Danny Wicentowski /law-order/2024-02-14/after-15-years-in-prison-a-st-louis-woman-now-fights-for-the-formerly-incarcerated Barbara Baker spent 15 years in prison — but found a way to change her life. Now, she fights to make it easier for other women to do the same. Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-02-14/after-15-years-in-prison-a-st-louis-woman-now-fights-for-the-formerly-incarcerated Kathleen Lees /health-science-environment/2022-06-23/42-foot-bus-brings-on-demand-drug-and-alcohol-abuse-treatment-to-north-st-louis Black Alcohol/Drug Service Information Center will provide drug and alcohol counseling and care to Black neighborhoods in north St. Louis on a mobile treatment center. Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:02:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-06-23/42-foot-bus-brings-on-demand-drug-and-alcohol-abuse-treatment-to-north-st-louis Andrea Y. Henderson /health-science-environment/2021-07-27/as-holdout-missouri-joins-nation-in-monitoring-opioid-prescriptions-experts-worry Some in public health now argue that when providers use such monitoring programs to cut off prescription opiate misuse, people who have an addiction instead turn to heroin and fentanyl. Tue, 27 Jul 2021 12:16:36 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-07-27/as-holdout-missouri-joins-nation-in-monitoring-opioid-prescriptions-experts-worry Eric Berger | KHN /government-politics-issues/2021-05-19/shelter-for-homeless-women-in-st-louis-continues-to-grow-ive-come-a-long-way A program at St. Patrick Center that houses at-risk homeless women in St. Louis has been in a precarious position in recent years, but an influx of federal funding has allowed it to expand its capacity. Wed, 19 May 2021 21:59:09 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-05-19/shelter-for-homeless-women-in-st-louis-continues-to-grow-ive-come-a-long-way Shahla Farzan /health-science-environment/2019-04-02/safety-net-health-program-to-offer-addiction-treatment-to-uninsured-st-louisans Gateway to Better Health, a health care program for poor and uninsured people in St. Louis, will soon cover treatment for people addicted to opioids and… Tue, 02 Apr 2019 23:18:50 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-04-02/safety-net-health-program-to-offer-addiction-treatment-to-uninsured-st-louisans Sarah Fentem /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-12-03/4-years-in-ncadas-substance-related-counseling-program-is-helping-hundreds-of-st-louis-area-teens In the midst of a nationwide opioid epidemic among U.S. adults, one organization in the St. Louis region is seeing some more positive trends among younger… Mon, 03 Dec 2018 21:18:57 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-12-03/4-years-in-ncadas-substance-related-counseling-program-is-helping-hundreds-of-st-louis-area-teens Evie Hemphill /arts/2017-02-28/after-the-party-largely-unseen-workers-keep-st-louis-mardi-gras-running The Mardi Gras crowd was thinning out, and drunk revelers zigzagged in the middle of the street, kicking cans and shivering in the 35-degree weather. As… Tue, 28 Feb 2017 13:47:02 GMT /arts/2017-02-28/after-the-party-largely-unseen-workers-keep-st-louis-mardi-gras-running