In Plano as in New York City, Heroin Is a Killer
In Plano as in New York City, Heroin Is a Killer
It grabbed headlines in February with the death of 46-year-old actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who succumbed to an “acute mixed drug intoxication including heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines and amphetamine” in… Continue reading
Jail for Bad Mom After Leaving Kids in Squalor While She Got High
Jail for bad mom after leaving kids in squalor while she got high
OTTAWA — A drug-abusing mom who left her excrement-covered children alone in the squalor of their filthy apartment while she got high is unreformed and a danger… Continue reading
Public Attitudes and Policy Toward Drug Addiction Shift
Public attitudes and policy toward drug addiction shift
In this Jan. 22, 2014 file photo, Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick gestures during a news conference at the Statehouse in Boston. Patrick last week ordered an outright ban on prescribing and dispensing… Continue reading
Federal Court Cases That Involve Women Drinking While Pregnant?
Question by MasterDiver: Federal Court Cases that involve women drinking while pregnant?
I am looking for at least 3, preferably federal court cases in which discuss women drinking while pregnant, and the resulting legal action the court takes on them.… Continue reading
Marijuana vs. Chocolate War Breaks Out in Pennsylvania
Marijuana vs. chocolate war breaks out in Pennsylvania
Leach has not really launched a serious crusade against chocolate, but in his efforts to ease Pennsylvania's draconian laws against marijuana, especially the medical use of marijuana, he compared pot unfavorably to… Continue reading
School Board Considering Drug Dog Searches of High School Parking Lots
School board considering drug dog searches of high school parking lots
That is a question the Monroe Community Coalition, an organization devoted to reducing substance abuse in youth, posed to the Monroe School Board at the regular Monday meeting March… Continue reading