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Hawaii lawmakers were asked on Thursday to help make non-pharmaceutical alternatives more available to patients who use opiods, the addictive pain-killing…
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Over the past several weeks, we’ve been sharing stories of crystal meth addiction throughout the state. It’s a collaborative project with Honolulu Civil…
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Over the next several weeks, Hawaii Public Radio and Honolulu Civil Beat are doing a series of podcasts and radio reports we’re calling Hawai‘i’s New Ice…
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Many people think of crystal methamphetamine users as homeless addicts with deep-seated mental health issues. While that describes some users, it’s a much…
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Crystal meth first came to Hawai‘i in the 1980s. Over the next several weeks, Hawaii Public Radio and Honolulu Civil Beat are doing a series of podcasts…
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Dr. Daniel Chang estimates 45 patients a day come to the emergency room at Queens Medical Center for some type of methamphetamine-related complaint. The…
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45 times a day.That's how many patients Hawaii’s largest emergency room admits with an issue related to crystal methamphetamine—one of four patients it…