Record Number of Ohio Residents Die from Heroin Overdoses The Ohio State Department of Health released information about drug addiction and overdose in the state in 2012, and noted that a record number of Ohioans had been killed due to heroin overdoses. Ohio has declared heroin overdose an … [Read more...]
“Epidemic” of Heroin Overdoses Linked to Fentanyl
March 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Heroin Laced with Fentanyl Causes Overdoses Across the Country Last month, the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency set up a texting line to collect information after 22 people overdosed on heroin laced with fentanyl in Pennsylvania. In addition to the epidemic of overdose deaths in Pennsylvania, … [Read more...]
Dentist Sent to Jail for Prescription Drug Fraud
March 15, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Dentist Abused Prescription Drugs, Wrote Fraudulent Prescription, Going to Jail On December 3rd, a Columbia, SC-area dentist pleaded guilty to South Carolina prescription drug fraud charges, and he has now been sentenced to one year in prison. Dr. Ronald Q. Shermer pleaded guilty to the charge of … [Read more...]
Couple Arrested on Drug Charges for Leaving Meth as Tip
March 13, 2020 by Leave a Comment
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...]
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...]
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...]
