Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:00 — 4.4MB)Subscribe: RSSSales of drugs are one of the most common — and most successful — scams today, just as they have been for centuries. This is not about “recreational” drugs or prescription medicines — the fraudsters peddle all kinds of concoctions, claiming they’re safe, offering phony testimonials, and skirting the …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 41.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, we focus on the history of police in the United States, and the concept of community policing. Alex Vitale, author of the new book, “The End of Policing” shares his research about the origins of modern police, and the inadequate ways that police respond to …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 47.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn this week’s episode, we start off with a call for action from Jailhouse Lawyers Speak. JLS is calling for a new set of actions from August 21- September 9, 2020. After we hear from them, we share the story of Nick, a long-time Bloomingtonian who passed …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:53 — 3.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreTwo years ago, 25 overdoses were reported in downtown Bloomington caused not by heroin nor prescription pills. The cause of the overdoses was synthetic marijuana called Spice, or K2. At the time, the drug was considered legal on the state level. House Bill 1186 allows us to …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:27 — 2.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreMedical marijuana is likely to be brought up again before the Indiana legislature, this coming session. State Senator (D-Bloomington) Mark Stoops is the Indiana said Democrats in the State Senate are likely to push for a medical marijuana bill in January, when the state legislature reconvenes. With …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:29 — 26.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreYet another San Francisco-based electric scooter company is distributing its vehicles around Bloomington, as of this weekend; Next Tuesday, October 9th, is the last day to register to vote for this November’s midterm elections; Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton is joining with officials across the nation to demand …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:03 — 6.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe proposed moratorium on new addictions facilities in Bloomington city limits from Mayor John Hamilton’s office is misguided at best, according to the Indiana Recovery Alliance’s Founder and Director, Chris Abert. In this interview with WFHB News Director Wes Martin, Abert explains how the proposed policy lumps …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:10 — 6.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Indiana Recovery Alliance, based in Bloomington, is closing in on reversing 2,000 overdoses. The announcement comes as a new study puts into context the economic impact of the opioid crisis on Indiana. Founder and Director Chris Abert says while that’s a de-humanizing perspective to approach the …
Read More »Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:30 — 1.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Bloomington Police Department will be participating in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday, October 26th. Department personnel will collect old, unwanted, and unused prescription drugs to be safely disposed. Joe Qualters, captain of the Department’s Detective Division, says this is a bi-annual event sponsored by …
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