Federal Drug Trial Against Minnesota Synthetic Marijuana Retailer Begins In May, the DEA made three types of synthetic marijuana illegal with a “temporary” statute that put a halt to sales of the drugs for two years, so the agency could further study the side effects of designer drugs. Synthetic … [Read more...]
Lake Murray Home Used as Meth Lab
September 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Four People Arrested for Operating Meth Lab in Vacant Lake Murray Home Lexington County investigators arrested four people on Monday, September 9th, for operating a meth lab and breaking into a vacant home to set up their operation. The owners of the Lake Murray home reportedly do not live there … [Read more...]
Three People Arrested in Small Marijuana Growing Operation
September 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Three People Arrested for Growing Marijuana in Springdale, SC Springdale Police have arrested three people in connection with a small marijuana growing operation. On Tuesday, September 10th, officers received an anonymous tip about the small marijuana operation in West Columbia. At approximately … [Read more...]
FDA Announced New Safety Rules for Prescription Painkillers
September 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
FDA Announces New Regulations to Help Prevent Prescription Painkiller Abuse On Wednesday, September 11th, the FDA announced that they will make changes to safety labeling and post-market study requirements to help prevent prescription painkiller abuse and addiction, especially with long-acting and … [Read more...]
Two Men Arrested in Five Points on Drug Charges
September 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Changes in Policing Policy Land Two Arrests on Drug Charges in Five Points After promising to refocusing their policing efforts in Five Points, the Columbia Police Department has landed two arrests on drug charges over the weekend of September 6th. On Friday, September 6th, police reports say … [Read more...]
Bad Batch of Club Drug Molly Leads to Drug Charges
September 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Four People Dead, Two Arrested on Drug Charges, for Bad Batch of Molly Investigators are currently examining whether four recent deaths in three East Coast cities might be linked to a bad batch of a popular club drug called Molly, or ecstasy, which is a supposedly pure form of MDMA. The four … [Read more...]
New US Drug Survey Shows Drug Use Up, Marijuana Most Popular
September 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Latest Government Drug Survey Shows Drug Use Up Among 50+ Group, Marijuana is Drug of Choice A new government survey shows that marijuana is the most popular drug among both teenage and adult users. It also showed that rates of teenage and young adult drug use remained steady, while use in the 50+ … [Read more...]
Lexington County Meth Lab Busts Lead to Six Arrests
September 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Lexington County Continues Cracking Down on Meth Labs Six Lexington County residents – five men and one woman – face drug charges connected with the discovery of meth labs that they helped run. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department announced that six people total have been arrested in … [Read more...]
Synthetic Marijuana Responsible for Hospitalizations Over Labor Day
September 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
“Bad Batch” of Synthetic Marijuana Responsible for 60 People Being Hospitalized During Phish Concert Colorado authorities believe that a bad batch of synthetic marijuana taken at a Phish concert over Labor Day weekend is responsible for the hospitalization of more than 60 people. However, this … [Read more...]
Study Shows Opioid Abuse Cause of Greatest Illegal Drug Health Burden
September 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Study Into Burden of Disease Across Globe Shows Opioid Abuse Leading Cause of Health Problems Among Illegal Drugs Two new research papers being published in The Lancet, which are part of a continuing project called the Global Burden of Disease, show that in 2010, mental health and substance abuse … [Read more...]
