2 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 ArticleCloster man sentenced for selling heroin that led to Emerson woman's overdose
After a county prosecutor declared that his case should be a “cautionary tale” to any would-be drug dealer, a judge on Wednesday sentenced a Closter man to six years in state prison for selling the...
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 ArticlePills that kill: why are thousands dying from fentanyl abuse?
Fentanyl is a painkiller that is 50 times stronger than heroin. It has already killed thousands, including Prince. Chris McGreal reveals why so many are playing Russian roulette with this lethal drug...
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...
View ArticleWhy states are taking a fresh look at drug-free zones
WASHINGTON — 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 “drug-free school zones” was...
View ArticleAttorney General Loretta E. Lynch Hosts the 64th Annual Attorney General’s...
(Source: Office of the Attorney General) Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch recognized 376 Justice Department employees for their distinguished public service today at the 64 Annual Attorney General's...
View ArticleDrugmakers fought state opioid limits amid crisis
The makers of prescription painkillers have adopted a 50-state strategy that includes hundreds of lobbyists and millions in campaign contributions to help kill or weaken measures aimed at stemming the...
View ArticleREAD: Full text of Christie's 2017 State of the State
Full text of the governor's 2017 State of the State address. TRENTON -- Gov. Chris Christie gave his seventh State of the State address on Tuesday. Here's the full prepared text of the governor's...
View ArticleLive fact check: Chris Christie's 2017 State of the State address
Follow along as we annotate the speech with fact checks, previous coverage and additional context Gov. Chris Christie is scheduled to give his 2016 State of the State speech in Trenton Tuesday. We'll...
View ArticleAmerica can end its war on drugs. Here's how.
Decades into the war on drugs, the world doesn't have much to show for it. The US is now in the middle of an opioid painkiller and heroin epidemic that has killed tens of thousands each year, despite...
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