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...
Jul 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
In The News Kushed out: City takes aim at stubborn new drug problem Houston Chronicle | 7/23/2016 The cigarillo the man had been smoking was laced with Kush, a synthetic cannabinoid that is cheap and plentiful. It left him unconscious for almost 20 minutes before he...
Jul 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
In The News 33 Suspected of Overdosing on Synthetic Marijuana in Brooklyn New York Times | 7/12/2016 On Tuesday, the longstanding problem became a local crisis on this gritty patch, on the border of two developing neighborhoods, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Bushwick. In the...
Jul 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
In The News The Harris County DA Invites Law-Breaking Citizens to “Make It Right” Houstonia | 7/18/2016 “A lot of this is poverty-driven,” says Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson. “They get a ticket and they either can eat or pay their fine. So they don’t...
Jun 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
In The News Synthetic drug use at Hermann Park sends 16 to hospital, authorities say Houston Chronicle | 6/23/2016 More than a dozen people were transported to hospitals around the Texas Medical Center on Thursday after apparently ingesting synthetic drugs at a...
Apr 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
In The News Ten people hospitalized after possible drug overdoses on skid row Los Angeles Times | 4/23/2016 Several police, fire and ambulance crews responded to the scene and found multiple drug overdose victims. Witnesses told police that the victims were smoking...
Apr 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
In The News Harris County Wins $2 Million Grant For Plan To Reform Its Criminal Justice System Houston Public Media | 4/14/2016 District Attorney Devon Anderson announced the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded the county $2 million dollars. “Our...
