Dec 17, 2006 9:31 pm US/Pacific
'30 Minutes Bay Area' -- Dec. 17 Edition
Stories from the latest edition of "30 Minutes Bay Area" on CBS 5:
Behind The Green BoxIn this season of giving, a new charity in the Bay Area is welcoming volunteers and clothing donations through its green-colored bins with the friendly "Gaia" label. But behind the green box, investigative reporter Anna Werner uncovers a Danish organization known as "Tvind," or "Teacher's Group." Critics call it a cult that is using people's good will to make millions in profit. Producer: Abby Sterling.
Video: Watch 'Behind The Green Box' NowDeadly DoseYoung people looking for the next trendy drug call it "juice" or "doses" -- getting high off a synthetic opiate best known as the "safer" alternative to heroin. Methadone has been around for decades, but now recreational use is skyrocketing among users who have no idea it can be the deadliest of all. Dana King finds it's not coming from the place you'd expect, or killing the people who use it the most. Producer: Stephanie John.
Video: Watch 'Deadly Dose' NowLaurel BurchYou may not recognize the name, but chances are you've seen her warm, whimsical, and incredibly colorful art and fashion designs. Barbara Rodgers finds out how the high school dropout who never took an art class went from San Francisco hippie to international acclaim -- while fighting a lifelong disease that now threatens her life. Producer: Craig Franklin.
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