In the News: Florida Public Defender Arrested In Massive Drug Ring Take Down
In the News: Florida Public Defender Arrested In Massive Drug Ring Take Down
A former public defender in Walton County, Florida was just arrested this past week as a small part of a much larger and intrusive investigation that took down a substantial drug ring. By early afternoon 22 suspects in a drug... Learn MoreIn the News: Chicago Becomes Third City to Sue Big Pharma Over Painkiller Marketing
Marketing for prescription painkillers can be helpful to those who need it, but a deadly trap for those who abuse it. Recently the city of Chicago filed a lawsuit against some Big Pharmaceutical empires for the wrongful marketing of powerful... Learn MoreIn the News: Boca Raton Pill Mill Owner Arrested
For many years, South Florida has gradually become a notorious destination for prescription drugs for those seeking them with less than legal intentions. Dealers and addicts would drive hundreds of miles from Appalachia, attracted by advertisements advising them to take advantage... Learn MoreIn the News: Florida Pharmacist Found Guilty of Drug Trafficking
The drug-dealing pharmacist by the name Ashish J. Patel, a 35 year old who was accused of selling Oxycodone pills to an undercover detective, has now been found guilty of several charges including drug trafficking. The Florida Department of Health website... Learn MoreIn the News: Rick Scott’s Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients Proves Costly and Ineffective
The state of Florida started requiring urine tests back in 2011 for welfare applicants and state workers to screen for drugs, which did not last long but has a continued effect on the states financial spending as politicians fight for... Learn MoreIs Ohio Having a ‘Heroin Emergency’?
I’m a recovering addict/alcoholic from Columbus, Ohio. It's not all corn fields and farms. I live in South Florida now, but I bleed Scarlet and Grey. I personally abused opiates in Ohio for years, and I know people who have... Learn More3 Reasons Harm Reduction Works Better Than ‘Just Say No’
As any individual in recovery can understand, there is a stigma on how will power should be the only necessity to overcoming addiction. Since the 1980’s part of the U.S. “War on Drugs” has been the all too familiar “Just... Learn More4 Signs the War on Drugs is Ending
The “War on Drugs” may have been made “public enemy number one” in 1971 by then-president Richard Nixon but, the hard stance on anti-drug policies that have been implemented by administration after administration have established an American history deeply entrenched... Learn MoreIn the News: Bad Batch of Heroin Plagues Pittsburgh
Heroin overdoses were responsible for at least four deaths in Pittsburgh, Pa., Sunday, thus naming this a “major public health crisis.” Over the past week, there have been 14 heroin overdoses. The victims all had well-known pasts of drug abuse.... Learn MoreIn the News: Chris Christie Vows to End Failed War on Drugs
New Jersey’s governor, Chris Christie, spoke out on his goal to end the failed war on drugs. He stated: “We will end the failed war on drugs that believes that incarceration is the cure of every ill caused by drug... Learn MoreIn the News: Tennessee’s Meth Epidemic
The state of Tennessee has the country’s worst meth addiction issue, but it’s somewhat transferred into big business for industries that clean up meth houses. Apparently there are tens of thousands of meth labs throughout Tennessee, according to officials. This... Learn MoreWorld’s Worst Places for Addicts: United States
So far we’ve told you about all these different countries and their laws and consequences for drug users and the options they have for addicts trying to get help, but let’s take a look at our country now- The United... Learn More
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