April 28, 2022 Drug overdose deaths among adolescents on the rise The number of teens and adolescents dying from drug overdoses has increased dramatically over the past two years.
April 28, 2022 Deadly drug overdoses increase in adolescents The number of teens and adolescents dying from drug overdoses has increased drastically over the past two years.
April 28, 2022 White House announces $275 million for law enforcement to combat opioid epidemic EXCLUSIVE: The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy is set to announce $275 million for law enforcement in areas of high intensity drug trafficking to combat the opioid epidemic, ӣƵ has learned.
April 27, 2022 Boston police up patrols for notorious homeless open-air drug market after 5 stabbings in 3 days Boston police said they are increasing patrols in the notorious Mass and Cass neighborhood following reports of at least five stabbing incidents in the past three days.
April 27, 2022 Florida K-9 helps troopers bust 2 illegal immigrants smuggling $700K in heroin, authorities say A Florida K-9 helped bust two undocumented migrants from Mexico who were smuggling nearly $700,000 of heroin in their vehicle, authorities said Tuesday.
April 26, 2022 Florida sheriff arrests own daughter for meth trafficking A sheriff in Florida arrested his own daughter on drug charges as his department continues its war on addictive substances.
April 26, 2022 Biden grants three pardons, 75 commutations for individuals serving for nonviolent drug crimes President Biden is granting his first three pardons while in office and commuting the sentences of 75 individuals serving prison time for nonviolent drug crimes, as part of the Biden administration’s “broad commitment” to reforming the justice system and addressing racial disparities.
April 25, 2022 Florida bride allegedly laces wedding food with pot, grins as deputies arrive, bodycam shows Florida bodycam video shows a grinning new bride as deputies responded to reports of a mass marijuana overdose at her wedding after she and the caterer allegedly engaged in lacing their guest’s food with pot and causing multiple marijuana overdoses.
April 25, 2022 Washington state legislature strikes word 'marijuana' from state laws, citing racism The Washington State Legislature recently passed a bill replacing the word “marijuana” with “cannabis” in all state laws, citing the alleged racist origins of the Spanish word.
April 24, 2022 Dallas woman arrested for allegedly leading police on a car chase A Dallas woman with a warrant out for her arrest who allegedly led deputies on a car chase shortly after midnight on Saturday was eventually apprehended in an apartment complex.