Man gets 21 years for selling drugs that killed addict
An Akron man will spend 21 years in prison for selling a drug addict the highly potent fentanyl that killed her when she overdosed in March 2015. Kevin Ecker’s case was the 22nd drug-related...
View ArticleSon of ex-Chirlane McCray aide is a drug dealer: prosecutor
The son of a former top City Hall aide is a drug dealer who fatally stabbed a teen in a dispute over money, prosecutor said in court Tuesday. Khari Noerdlinger, 19, and victim Savion Lewellen, 16,...
View ArticleMan accused of selling heroin that led to death indicted
Christopher T. Brown, 38, of Irvington, charged in August in connection with the death of a Raritan Township man, has been indicted, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns, III announced on...
View Article2 charged with supplying drugs that led to OD deaths
The Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office announced the arrests Friday. WOODBURY -- Authorities have charged two men with selling drugs that led to two overdose deaths, according to the Gloucester...
View ArticleJudge sentences 4 for selling heroin that led to Longmont death
All four admitted guilt A federal judge in Denver has handed down sentences of up to 10 years in prison to three people who pleaded guilty to distributing heroin connected to a 2013 fatal...
View ArticleJudge sentences 4 for selling heroin that led to Longmonth death
All four admitted guilt A federal judge in Denver has handed down sentences of up to 10 years in prison to three people who pleaded guilty to distributing heroin connected to a 2013 fatal...
View Article2 plead not guilty to causing man's death with heroin, report says
The pair were offered sentences of 10 years and seven years in exchange for guilty pleas, according to the report The Sussex County Judicial Center in Newton. (Star-Ledger file photo) NEWTON -- Two...
View ArticleN.J. man accused of selling heroin that led to death
Christopher T. Brown, 38, of Irvington, was charged Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, with first-degree strict liability for drug induced death. He allegedly sold heroin to a man in Raritan Township who later...
View ArticleMan charged with selling drugs that led to fatal overdose of Mantua man
He allegedly sold heroin laced with the painkiller fentanyl to a Mantua resident. WOODBURY -- Authorities have charged a Camden man with selling heroin laced with a powerful painkiller to...
View ArticleWhat's behind growing push to punish dealers in fatal ODs?
Faced with an alarming increase in opioid addiction, a growing number of prosecutors are charging dealers not just for selling but for the deaths of customers who overdose on heroin or fentanyl. Here...
View ArticleThe overdose crisis is bringing back one the worst policies of the 'war on...
In this Monday, March 17, 2014 photo, Patty DiRenzo holds a picture of her son, Salvatore Marchese, in her home in Blackwood, N.J. Salvatore died from a heroin overdose in 2010. Last month, Republican...
View ArticleThe Addiction Conspiracy: How Government and Big Pharma Created an Epidemic
While most drugs come with a long list of potentially devastating side effects, painkillers — courtesy of their addictive nature — tend to be among the most lethal. Prescriptions for opioid painkillers...
View ArticleHow OxyContin became America’s most widely abused prescription drug
LOS ANGELES (Tribune News Service) — The drugmaker Purdue Pharma launched OxyContin two decades ago with a bold marketing claim: One dose relieves pain for 12 hours, more than twice as long as generic...
View ArticleThe other tragedy behind Prince's death
(CNN)So the recent report from the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office made it official -- Prince Rogers Nelson died in his residence April 21, 2016, from an accidental overdose of the prescribed opioid,...
View ArticleThe suburbs are the latest battleground for heroin. Can this video game-like...
The scene: It is dusk. The setting is a video game-like depiction of a typical suburban house. In a messy bedroom upstairs, a soccer ball leans against an unmade bed while digitally animated teenagers...
View ArticleInhalants — The Easy to Acquire but Deadly Drug That Nobody Talks About
A A Facebook- Twitter - More shares recommend reddit email - - Ever since he was a kid, Steven Allen liked to take things apart, see how they worked and put them back together again. “He made a...
View ArticleA death in the family: Allure of heroin proves stronger than love for...
arcus Ralston sits alone in his grandmother’s two-car garage, his head tilted back like he is stealing a late morning nap on this steamy July 20. So many secrets, so many lies led him to this place....
View ArticleProsecution trend: After fatal OD, dealer charged with death
LITTLETON, N.H. (AP) -- He knew he was in trouble even before he read the text message: "Did u hear what hapnd 2 ed?" Ed Martin III had been found dead in the bathroom of a convenience store, slumped...
View Article'It was a conspiracy': recovering addicts wage legal battle over prescription...
Groundbreaking lawsuit unfolds in West Virginia as ‘pill-pushing’ doctors and pharmacists are being accused of colluding with medical industry to get rich...
View ArticleWhy States are Taking a Fresh Look at Drug-Free Zones (The Pew Charitable...
(Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts) In the late 1980s, every state and the District of Columbia had laws that imposed harsh penalties on drug offenses committed near schools. The idea behind the...
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