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Point: Candace Woods $6,250. That’s the yearly stipend bestowed upon the people who decide how our city should function. That’s right. Colorado Springs City Council members are paid only $6,250 for developing policy that guides our city’s growth and serving as the board for our publicly owned utilities. By contrast, El Paso County commissioners make upwards of $100,000 a year for similar work, in the same community, with the same cost of living. Why would we continue to allow this devaluing of the people who broker deals with Scheel’s and Amazon, who decide how our utilities will grap...

Drugged driving is on the rise according to study By: Bo Evans and last updated 2021-02-24 17:50:27-05 CINCINNATI — Reasonable people don’t question if it’s a good idea to get behind the wheel if you’ve had a few drinks as data around drunk driving have been around for a while. But researchers at the University of Cincinnati have discovered that the number of drugged drivers is increasing. “We are seeing rates of drunken driving decrease, but we’re seeing drugged driving increase,” said Rebecca Vidourek, one of the researchers that worked on ...

Substance abuse and depression very often go hand in hand, explains a WebMD article where Keith King, professor and head of UC's School of Human...

Date Time U.S. News: Drugged driving a growing threat The dangers of drugged driving are overtaking drunk driving, according to a study by a team of researchers from UC’s School of Human Services: Andrew Yockey, doctoral student and co-authors Keith King and Rebecca Vidourek, both professors in UC’s College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services. With lawful marijuana use rising in the United States, the concerns about road safety are multi-faceted, says the study which was cited in U.S. News & World Report’s Health News section and other prominent publications to include C...

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Combining drugs with driving is a potentially deadly but all too common combination in the United States, according to a new report. University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers found that almost 9% of adults reported driving under the influence of alcohol. Marijuana use among drivers was more than 4%, while many adults also use both pot and other drugs in combination with alcohol. The most commonly reported drugs used while driving were marijuana and opioids, the study found. "We need to focus our efforts on drugged dr...