Opioid task force calls for access to clean drug supply in Vancouver
Camille Bains, The Canadian Press ...
19 December, 2018
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Martin County felony arrests: Dec. 18, 2018
Felony arrests(Photo: File photo)Brent David Ray, 39, 600 block of Savannah Street, Fort Pierce; warrant for simple battery on an officer or firefighter.Walter Schneider, 70, Washington, New Jersey; possession of cocaine.Feirious Damion Martez Tanner, 29, Deerfield Beach; possesson of a stolen credit/debit card; criminal use...
19 December, 2018
Van Jones: Tom Cotton is on the wrong side of the facts — and history (opinion)
Cotton has made headlines in recent weeks for opposing prosecutors, district attorneys, the Fraternal Order of Police, a former federal prosecutor-turned-senator, Christian groups, Republican governors, libertarians, the Koch brothers, fellow Republican senators and even Donald Trump. At question is the FIRST STEP Act, which all...
19 December, 2018
Fentanyl-related deaths up in Horry County
Fentanyl-related deaths up in Horry County (WPDE)Horry COunty, SC (WPDE) — It's killing celebrities and people here in Horry County. The CDC says Fentanyl is the deadliest drug in the US and the Horry County coroner says it's becoming the deadliest drug right here at home....
19 December, 2018
NH physician assistant convicted of taking kickbacks for prescribing fentanyl spray
CONCORD, N.H. — One week after his trial began, a New Hampshire physician assistant has been found guilty of participating in a scheme in which he wrote fentanyl prescriptions in exchange for kickbacks.According to testimony during the trial, Christopher Clough, 44, of Dover, became a...
19 December, 2018
Trump wants it both ways on criminal justice reform and the death penalty
"We will protect those who protect us," he said during a speech to law enforcement officers in Kansas City. "And we will believe the right punishment, and we all do, for cop-killers, is called the death penalty. And you know in some circles, that's very...
19 December, 2018
Former heroin dealer, user: Jail saved my life
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) As Vermont makes progress in the battle against opioid addiction, drug users continue to die at alarming rates. And as police target problem areas around the state, we learn the story of a woman who grew up in Rutland who shares her...
19 December, 2018
The bill that wouldn’t die: The unlikely story behind the criminal justice overhaul
Across the room, an unlikely group of allies tried to persuade him to join them. His son-in-law, Jared Kushner -- the driving force behind the effort -- had invited the liberal commentator and former Obama administration official Van Jones and celebrity Kim Kardashian West to...
19 December, 2018
Bipartisan Criminal Justice Bill Closer To Becoming Law After Senate Approval : NPR
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19 December, 2018
San Francisco Sues Drug Makers, Distributors Over Role In Opioid Epidemic « CBS San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — City Attorney of San Francisco Dennis Herrera sued an array of prescription drug makers and distributors Tuesday, accusing them of fraudulent practices and creation of a public nuisance in contributing to the opioid epidemic. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District...
19 December, 2018