On a recent Saturday night and with the kids in a relative’s care, Cory Bruce and his wife, Michelle Eynouf, decided to have an “adult night.” Before heading to the …
Stories of addiction highlight Springfield opioid summit.
Brent Swanson saw firsthand how an addiction to prescription painkillers can destroy a family. His daughter was prescribed opioids at age 16 after having her wisdom teeth pulled. Her problems …
Missouri receives millions of federal dollars to help opioid addicts
A huge grant has been allocated for Missouri. The question now is where that money goes. “It took a while,” said Eric Moffitt of the Springfield Recovery Community Center. “My …
Springfield’s Heroin Epidemic
Unless you’ve experienced it yourself, it can be hard to understand what it’s like to watch a loved one struggle with heroin addiction. Nancy Chappell’s son Sam started using prescription …
The Man Who Reinvented Meth
John Cornille had been with the Drug Enforcement Administration for seven years. Yet he couldn’t wrap his head around what his informant was describing. It was November 1992, and the …
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