Synthetic Marijuana Challenges Court System
... marijuana challenges court system Led by Brent Blevins of the Boyle County Health Department and Kathy Miles of the Boyle County Heroin Task Force, the forum sponsored by Boyle County Agency for Substance Abuse Policy, Boyle County Community Education and SelfRefind gave … Read more on Central Kentucky News Man allegedly kills himself with bailiff's gun Mr. Barnett was able to knock down the bailiff, and retrieve his service weapon,” said Trooper, Shane Jacobs, with Kentucky State Police. We're told it happened in an elevator, inside the Farmer Helton Judicial Center, as Barnett was being escorted … Read more on WKYT Read ...
Heroin: Still a Statewide Crisis
... still a statewide crisis BELLOWS FALLS—John Merrigan, commander of the Vermont State Police Narcotics Task Force, noted that while there may be a nationwide crackdown on websites like Silk Road, the state drug task force focus remains on heroin, noting that opiate addiction … Read more on Commons The Greatest Hits of 2014? The new coverage for psychiatric care, and the additional requirement for coverage for substance abuse services as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), has brought improved access to care to millions of people. … But, that ideal is a long ...
State Highlights: Calif. Immigrant Licensing; Calif. Offenders Mental Health …
... experts around the country differ on how best to handle criminal offenders with addiction and mental-health problems. Some leaders argue in favor of treatment within … Read more on Kaiser Health News Meet the candidate: Charlie Smith for state's attorney My office is successful in obtaining long sentences for drug dealers, while at the same time rehabilitating low-level offenders through our Drug Court Treatment Program. Having a sister …. Capt. LEIGH MADDOX, retired, Maryland State Police, Baltimore … Read more on Frederick News Post (subscription) Read ...
Proposed Senate Bill to Ban New Painkiller
... Zohydro extended release in October 2013, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has opposed the drug. On March 13, Manchin announced a plan to ban the potent painkiller through Congress. “I have … Read more on The Epoch Times W.Va. woman pleads guilty in Fayette drug case that prompted chase, suicide “They said if I went out and got in trouble, I'd get all the help I needed,” Phillips said, describing how she tried to get treatment in her home state. “That's what happened.” State police filed the charges in connection with a Sept. 27 incident that … Read more on Tribune-Review Read ...
Column: The Truth About Heroin
... The truth about heroin The people pushing this bill told us that drug dealers were sick and needed to be in treatment, not prison. They also told us that the cost of incarcerating so many people in Kentucky was taking money away from things like education. Let's look at the … Read more on Cincinnati.com Pair arrested for behavior on MTV reality show … purchasing and using drugs, sometimes in the presence of her 5-year-old son. Kentucky State Police last week arrested 26-year-old Cortney J. Howard, of Grayson, Ky., and 33-year-old David R. Nickell, of Sandy Hook, Ky. … Near the end of the show … Read more on Pryor Daily Times Read ...
A Car That Sped Away From a Traffic Stop This Afternoon on US 41 in San Carlos …
A car that sped away from a traffic stop this afternoon on US 41 in San Carlos … The report reviewed the deaths of 40 children and concluded that welfare authorities who were involved with the families had overlooked danger signs such as drug abuse or domestic violence. Most of the children who died were younger than 5 years old … Read more on The News-Press Grace: Special drug court hangs in there with families, helping reunite … The graduate rose from her chair in the front row of a Douglas County courtroom and cried. She stood in her worn jeans and T-shirt, the steel of her steel-toed … This is a special court, begun in 2005, that provides services to drug-abusing parents … Read more on Omaha World-Herald Read more... ...
Will Activists Blame Americans for This and Why Is There Drug Rehab in MEXICO Activists Said MEXICANS Did Not?
Question by Maricopa County: Will activists blame Americans for this and why is there drug rehab in MEXICO activists said MEXICANS did not? Will activists blame Americans for this and why is there drug rehab in MEXICO activists said MEXICANS did not ever use drugs and this is why the drugs come here ?CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — At least 30 gunmen burst into a drug rehabilitation center in a Mexican border state capital and opened fire, killing 19 men and wounding several others, police said. Read more... ...