Cruz Acevedo, 16, Dies After Drinking Liquid Meth At Border Crossing

Filed under: Drug Abuse El Paso

"What we know about liquid forms is it's usually more like a precursor that's used to make methamphetamine," Kristin Steele, a spokesperson for the Sharp McDonald substance abuse recovery center, told the station. "In liquid form, it's usually highly …
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Asylum-Seeker Completes "Pedaling for Justice" Ride

Filed under: Drug Abuse El Paso

Carlos Gutierrez — a businessman and Chihuahua native whose legs were cut off by Mexican gang members for failing to pay a $ 10,000 monthly extortion demand — arrived in Austin on Saturday after leaving El Paso on Oct. 29 with three other cyclists on …
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A question of homicide: Rulings by KC medical examiners raise doubts

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The cases illustrate deeper problems with protocols in the medical examiner's office, The Kansas City Star found during a four-month investigation that included reviewing hundreds of pages of case files, analyzing autopsy statistics from more than a …
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