Long-Term Drug Probe Leads to 25 Charged

Long-term drug probe leads to 25 charged

Filed under: Is Crack Cocaine Addictive

Sheriff's Narcotics Detective Richard Williams said the case consisted of a long-term investigation into a structured organization to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine and marijuana that led to the indictments of 25 people on 27 charges. The charges … Read more on The Daily News Journal

Serving life for this?

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Here's what Judge James R. Spencer, a federal district judge, said when sentencing a former F.B.I. informant to life without parole for selling crack cocaine to support his own addiction: “A life sentence for what you have done in this case is … Read more on Bismarck Tribune

Oreos: Lab rats get hooked

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Turns out that the white creamy filling is like crack, neurologically speaking. A new Connecticut College study shows that Oreos are as addictive as cocaine, at least for lab rats. Researchers put the rats into a maze where they were given the choice … Read more on Boston Globe