Waitress Finds Meth Instead of Money as a Tip, Couple Arrested on Drug Charges An Oregon couple has been arrested on drug charges for possessing and manufacturing meth after they reportedly left the drug, instead of money, as a tip for a waitress. Beaverton resident Ryan L. Benson, 40, and … [Read more...]
Does Marijuana Use Damage the Brain?
March 12, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Long-Term and Early Age Marijuana Use Can Lead to Abnormalities in the Brain A new study conducted at the University of Texas at Dallas linked heavy, long-term marijuana use beginning at an early age to a smaller-volume orbitofrontal cortex, which is the area of the brain associated with … [Read more...]
What You Need to Know About Your Conviction
March 11, 2020 by
If you or a loved one has been arrested and charged with a federal crime, you are likely facing a personal and professional crisis unlike any other. While you may be inclined to talk to others about the facts of your case and why you should never have been arrested, it is extremely important that … [Read more...]
Child Brings Heroin to Day Care, Mistaking it for Candy
March 9, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Mother Arrested After Child Brings Packets of Heroin to Day Care, Mistaking it for Candy A woman has been arrested on serious drug charges after her 4-year-old brought hundreds of packets of heroin to day care center and passed them out among her classmates, mistaking it for candy. The child … [Read more...]
Nursing Home Aims to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse
March 5, 2020 by Leave a Comment
As Baby Boomers Age, One Nursing Home Attempts to Curb Alcohol and Prescription Drug Abuse The Baby Boomer generation is getting older, and many nursing homes struggle just to accommodate the potential overcrowding as one of the largest generations in American history ages past retirement. However, … [Read more...]
Baby Died from Drugs in Breast Milk
March 2, 2020 by
Deputies Say after a lengthy investigation a mother in Spartanburg has been charged with homicide. A baby passed away because of drugs given to the child through the mother’s milk. Deputies said on Nov. 13, 2010 police received an emergency call about a dead infant at a home in … [Read more...]
Heroin Addiction Is White, Suburban Problem
March 2, 2020 by 1 Comment
Report Finds Those Addicted to Heroin Are Mostly White Suburban Kids A new analysis shows that the demographics of heroin addiction have shifted drastically in the last 60 years. A report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s Psychiatry reveals that the stereotypical … [Read more...]
Loud Music Leads to Meth Lab Bust
February 6, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Meth Lab Busted After Noise Complaint South Congaree Police have arrested seven people in a meth lab bust after a noise complaint led officers to the portable meth lab inside a van. Around 5 AM on Sunday, August 3rd, police were called to a garage in South Congaree after a noise complaint about … [Read more...]
Fighting I-95 Traffic Stop Drug Trafficking Charges
February 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
SC Police Patrol: I-95 Traffic Stop Drug Trafficking Charges Interstate I-95 winds through South Carolina, and has earned a reputation since the 1980’s for being one of the country’s largest drug trafficking traffic stop corridors, funneling marijuana, cocaine, and heroin from Cuba through … [Read more...]
Pediatricians Warn of Overuse of Medical Marijuana in Children
February 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Medical Marijuana Should Only Be Used for Extreme Illnesses in Children, Pediatricians Warn Last year, South Carolina was presented with a classic case of the need for legalized medical marijuana: Mary Louise was a child in South Carolina, and she suffered from a serious and rare epileptic … [Read more...]
