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Vets with PTSD Tackle the Scars You Can't Seenew

New cases of PTSD are flooding the VA system. Some veterans of earlier wars know what those Iraq and Afghanistan vets are in for.

OC Weekly | Nick Schou | 11-11-2008 | War

Tags: mental health, violence, Iraq, military, PTSD, veterans, Vietnam, Afghanistan, crime, Veterans Administration, war & peace, Persian Gulf War

Orange County's Cells from Hellnew

One nurse says her futile efforts to improve the women's infirmary at the Orange County Central Jail Complex have broken her body and haunt her dreams.

OC Weekly | Daffodil J. Altan | 10-07-2008 | Crime & Justice

Tags: health care, prisoners, jail conditions, Orange County Central Jail Complex, women's detention

San Juan Capistrano's School Colorsnew

In San Juan Capistrano's schools, white kids are painted into one corner, Latino kids into another. How did this happen?

OC Weekly | Daffodil J. Altan | 09-09-2008 | Education

Tags: Education, race relations, Latinos, San Juan Capistrano

Adderall Treats ADHD, but It Can Lead to Addictionnew

Adderall has joined Oxycontin, Vicodin and many more prescription drugs that SouthCoast Recovery counselors deal with -- in addition to traditional street drugs such as cocaine, heroin and meth. Down economy? The recovery business is booming.

OC Weekly | Matt Coker | 09-02-2008 | Drugs

Tags: College, Drugs, ADHD, Adderall, amphetamines, SouthCoast Recovery

A Safe Space for Gay Meth Addicts in Santa Ana Struggles to Get Goingnew

If you visit Metheds.org, all you'll see is a white page, black text and a brief explanation: "Metheds. A place about recovery and community. Opening soon in Santa Ana. For more information, contact Ed McKie." But that's all Metheds is right now: an idea, some wishful thinking and a name.

OC Weekly | Vickie Chang | 08-05-2008 | Drugs

Tags: California, Drugs, meth, gay & lesbian issues, Ed McKie, Metheds, Santa Ana

I Want My Midwife!new

The list of Orange Count hospitals that allow midwife-assisted births just got shorter -- but moms-to-be and midwives aren't taking it lying down.

OC Weekly | Daffodil J. Altan | 07-29-2008 | Sex

Tags: health care, midwives, pregnancy, Orange County, childbirth, sex & reproductive issues, hospitals, mothers

Hate & Deathnew

The killer is a white supremacist. The victim was a Vietnamese American. Does that make the killing a hate crime? The California Supreme Court is set to decide.

OC Weekly | R. Scott Moxley | 07-18-2008 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

Joelle Casteix Fights for Catholic Church Sex-Abuse Victims While Pursuing Her Own Abusernew

Right now, the man who molested her 22 years ago, the former Mater Dei choir director, is leading a group of young adults through a pre-Olympics tour of China. Casteix worries for their safety, but she is more upset that he's gotten this far in life without facing justice.

OC Weekly | Gustavo Arellano | 07-16-2008 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Catholic Church, priests, rape, sexual abuse, crime & justice, Catholicism, Mater Dei High School, Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests