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West Jefferson Man Gets Community Control Sentence

...  Jefferson man gets community control sentence 20 so the man could participate in treatment through the Franklin County Drug Court. Within eight hours, Kershaw again overdosed. “You damn near died that time,” … Kershaw said he began using… Continue reading

Path of Destruction

...  of destruction A police officer escorts a woman out of a building in Watertown in October 2011 where heroin, cocaine and marijuana were found by members of the Metro-Jeff Drug Task Force. ARTICLE … It's lethal, highly addictive, inexpensive… Continue reading

Christie Touts Drug Court Program in Accepting Award From Somerset County

...  touts drug court program in accepting award from Somerset County … He met Hanlon, a graduate of the program and now a Daytop trustee, when Hanlon returned to the Mendham facility to share his story of overcoming a cocaine… Continue reading

Report: Heroin Use Soars in US

...  Heroin use soars in US Drug officials say the rise in heroin use has been largely due to law-enforcement crackdown on unlawful use of prescription painkillers and drug-company reformulations that make the pills harder to crush and snort. "Basically,… Continue reading

Changing Drug Policy?

Changing drug policy? Wattigny said states made mandatory drug laws because of the prevalence of crack cocaine, but since drug courts have been operating, treatment has been proven to be a better approach. “Those kinds of mandatory (sentencing) laws need… Continue reading

What Is Heat Stroke?

...  Is Heat Stroke? This constellation of symptoms can look like someone has taken a toxic ingestion of cocaine or is having a reaction to a drug like aspirin, a serious infection or alcohol withdrawal. Someone with heat stroke …… Continue reading