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Ohio Tragedy: Boy, Just 18 Months Dies, Police Suspect Opioid Overdose Last Thursday evening an infant overdosed on drugs that reportedly belonged to his mother – however, what type of drug(s) he consumed (i.e. prescription painkillers or something illicit, such as heroin) is unclear. The

Pennsylvania To Receive Major Funding For Addiction Recovery Treatment The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration recently announces it will grant $485 million to all states to help battle the opioid crisis and further efforts for addiction recovery. Pennsylvania is set to receive the

Police Break Up Massive Drug Trafficking Operation That Ran From Providence To Massachusetts Providence law enforcement reported at a press conference yesterday that they have dismantled a drug ring that was trafficking heroin and fentanyl from Rhode Island to Massachusetts. In all, 36 are being charged

Chris Cornell Death Tragedy May Reflect History Of Drug & Alcohol Abuse Chris Cornell, 52, lead vocalist for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave, died last night after a concert at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. Tragically, reports say that Cornell committed suicide by hanging

Gustavo Falcon, Last of Notorious “Cocaine Cowboys” Cocaine Drug Smugglers Caught After 26 Years According to law enforcement, Gustavo Falcon, a member of the notorious drug trafficking group “Cocaine Cowboys” was arrested this week after being on the lam for 26 years. Falcon is the

Clinton Speaks At Summit About Opioid Epidemic, Criminal Justice Reform Earlier this week, former President Bill Clinton spoke about the opioid crisis during the 6th Annual Clinton Health Matters Activation Summit in Arkansas. He implied that the war on drugs has gone too far and

PA Police Say They’ve Seized Nearly $14 Million in Street Value of Drugs in 2017 According to Pennsylvania state police, $13,755,803 in street value of drugs was confiscated in the first quarter of 2017. That included more than $10 million in heroin alone: “The heroin

Three Dozen Suspects Arrested in Heroin Drug Ring Bust on Long Island Long Island law enforcement reported earlier this week that they’ve taken down a huge heroin drug ring bust and have apprehended 36 suspects on drug charges. Prosecutors in Nassau County are calling the

Over 1,400 Kilos of Cocaine Confiscated, Found In Giant Squid Fillets Last week, Peru law enforcement intercepted $91 million in cocaine, labeled with the name Lionel Messi, an Argentinian soccer player or the word “King” with the Spanish crown and two dragons. If that’s not

Federal Bill Aims To Tax Opioid Pain Medication, Give Revenue To State Treatment Initiatives Senator Joe Manchin III (D-WV) has introduced a bill, which if passed, would tax the sales of opioid pain medication to support addiction treatment programs. The bill is entitled “The Budgeting