Dec 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
In The News The biggest health reform bill since Obamacare, explained in 600 words Vox | 12/13/2016 The $6.3 billion 21st Century Cures Act is a controversial, bipartisan effort that’s been in the works since April 2014. As its name would suggest, it’s been touted as...
Dec 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
In The News Texas wages a war on drugs at the border. That might be the wrong place. Texas Tribune | 12/13/2016 The once prevalent zero-tolerance, throw-them-in-prison approach is softening as a growing number of Republicans and Democrats call for treating addiction...
Nov 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
In The News Diverse cultures: Putting a face on community policing Houston Chronicle | 11/7/2016 On Monday, Draaven joined the current class of 68 Houston police cadets through a daylong diversity tour across the city to learn about sometimes-marginalized communities...
Oct 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
In The News How the City Came to Know Dozens of Midtown Kush Users on a First-Name Basis Houston Press | 10/4/2016 The relatively chaotic scene is typical of the blocks surrounding the Wheeler light rail station. If you’ve driven past the area, you have seen what...
Sep 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
In The News New city program getting Kush users off the streets KHOU | 9/8/2016 The City of Houston is trying something new to get users of Kush, or synthetic marijuana, off the streets. Four months ago, city officials launched a pilot program called the Public...
Aug 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
In The News Kush City: Houston has Become a Major Hub for the Latest Drug of Choice Houston Press | 8/16/2016 On June 23, 17, people in Hermann Park were hospitalized after overdosing on kush. Less than two weeks later, 33 people overdosed on kush on a single block in...
