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Mar 25 2024
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N.J. drug awareness group cautions students as they go on spring break
According to data from the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, there were 2,564 suspected drug-related deaths in New Jersey last year. “Most of those individuals that have unfortunately lost their lives to an overdose, there is fentanyl that can be traced as part of the illicit drugs they might have been experimenting [with] or using,” Valente said.“We hear so many stories from parents about
WHYYMar 14 2024
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Governor seeks to pardon minor drug cases
BOSTON -- Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday said she would issue pardons for tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanor marijuana charges going back decades in the latest example of a state ambitiously seeking to forgive low-level drug offenders. If approved, the pardons will apply to all adult Massachusetts state court misdemeanor convictions before March 13, 2024, for
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteMar 25 2024
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Bemidji State University community works to prevent possible drug deaths
At a Narcan workshop at Bemidji State University presenter Margo Giese demonstrated how to administer the life-saving nasal spray, also known as naloxone, to an overdose victim. “If you find someone unresponsive, you can’t wake them up, keep them awake,” Giese said Narcan in hand. “You’re going to want to push their head back, push this up their nose, push the plunger all the way in, if you’re
MPR NewsMar 13 2024
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Deputies make drug arrest in Allen County
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – Two people have been arrested on drug charges in Allen County. The Allen County Sheriff’s Office says it responded to Pleasant Field Church Road Wednesday for a report of a suspicious vehicle, where a woman was sleeping. Deputies say they discovered a woman, identified as Latasha Smith, and a man, identified as Jonathan Meador, 40, asleep in the vehicle. The sheriff’s office
WNKY 40Mar 21 2024
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RI lawmakers to hear bill decriminalizing possession of hard drugs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Some lawmakers in Rhode Island are looking to decriminalize possessing small amounts of hard drugs in the state. The House Judiciary Committee is set to hear testimony on Thursday about the legislation. In 2021, Gov. Dan McKee signed off on a bill that reclassified possession of small amounts of hard drugs — like heroin, cocaine and fentanyl — down to misdemeanors.
WPRI 12Mar 12 2024
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Drug investigation leads to search of Columbiana home
COLUMBIANA, Ohio (WKBN) – A drug investigation led to the Columbiana County Drug Task Force searching a home in Columbiana.
The Columbiana Police Department assisted the task force on Friday in searching a home in the 200 block of Union Street.
During the search, suspected drug paraphernalia, crack and methamphetamine were found, according to a police report.
A man and his
WKBN 27Mar 24 2024
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Charleston Drug Dealer Sentenced After Fleeing Cops with Illegal Gun
CHARLESTON, SC – Joshua Nathaniel Strader, 41, from Charleston, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison following his guilty plea to charges of possession of a firearm by a felon and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Court evidence revealed that Strader was released from federal prison in November 2019 after a conviction related to firearms and controlled
Shore News NetworkMar 16 2024
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Bowling Green man arrested for possession of drugs and firearms
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - A man from Bowling Green was arrested on Thursday night for possession of drugs and firearms. Around 11:45 p.m., Kentucky State Police attempted to conduct traffic enforcement stop on Veterans Memorial Lane for 18-year-old Latravion Browder, but he continued onto Old Barren River Road, where he eventually came to a stop. KSP conducted a search and found five 600
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