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Chelsea Schobert Cooperates With Investigators in Drug Case

Chelsea Schobert cooperates with investigators in drug case

Filed under: Crack Vs Cocaine Laws

Chelsea Schobert, 19, appears before Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Christine Croce for a pretrial hearing on her two felony drug charges of possessing cocaine and trafficking cocaine Tuesday in Akron. Schobert's former boyfriend Shawn … Read more on Akron Beacon Journal

 

Americans Spent About A Trillion Dollars On Illegal Drugs In The Last Decade

Filed under: Crack Vs Cocaine Laws

Ex-Users Help Heroin Addicts Out of Death Spiral

Ex-users help heroin addicts out of death spiral

Filed under: side effects of meth users

But addiction is really a side effect to something else.” Relapse often deadly. Many overdose victims never see it coming. Often, their death follows a rehab … Cunningham, 32, grew up in the Falls. By the age of 12, she was abusing. In time, she'd … Read more on Akron Beacon Journal

 

William's RAF Success

Filed under: side effects of meth users

The Murder of Gary Webb Investigative Reporter and the Cover Up


The Murder of Gary Webb Investigative Reporter and the Cover Up – Investigative Reporter Gary Webb Who Linked CIA to Crack Sales Found Dead of Apparent Suicide Gary Webb, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter who …

 

Columbiana drug task force keeps busy

Filed under: crack cocaine epidemic

COLUMBIANA, Ohio (WKBN) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said Wednesday that heroin is an epidemic across Ohio. Locally, one drug task force is tackling the problem head on and is preparing … Just last year, the task force seized more than 500 … Read more on WKBN/WYFX-TV

Halifax Man Pleads Guilty to Being Accessory in Cape Breton Woman's Murder

Halifax man pleads guilty to being accessory in Cape Breton woman's murder

Filed under: Faces Of Crack Cocaine Addiction

Barrett is charged with second-degree murder in connection with McKinnon's death and faces a similar charge in the death of 21-year-old Laura Catherine Jessome of Bras d'Or, whose body was found in a hockey bag along the shore of the Mira River, near … Read more on MetroNews Canada

 

20 arrests made in sweep targeting heroin dealers in Akron

Filed under: Faces Of Crack Cocaine Addiction

Book Talk: 'No Mopes Allowed,' 'Muddy Waters,' 'the Body Under the Ice'

Book Talk: 'No Mopes Allowed,' 'Muddy Waters,' 'The Body Under the Ice'

Filed under: signs of methamphetamine use

Oliver's new book, No Mopes Allowed, is a collection of the chief's reflections on his childhood, integrity and responsibility, open letters to meth cooks (stop doing that!) and astonishment at the popularity of his Facebook page, which has more than … Read more on Akron Beacon Journal

 

Iowa has low rate of illegal drug use, but still faces challenges

Filed under: signs of methamphetamine use

Head Start Student Brings Eight Baggies and $173 to School

Head Start student brings eight baggies and 3 to school

Filed under: What Are The Signs And Symptoms Of Crack Cocaine Use

That was enough for school officials to alert police, acquiesce to K-9 sweep of the child's Head Start classroom, and send the child himself to a hospital to make sure he had not ingested what he had been carrying: what appeared to be crack cocaine … Read more on Philly.com

 

Akron bath salts seller sentenced to four years in prison

Filed under: What Are The Signs And Symptoms Of Crack Cocaine Use

Disneyland Takes Photos of Guests to Crack Down on Ticket Abuse

Disneyland takes photos of guests to crack down on ticket abuse

Filed under: crack abuse

Workers at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park took photos of visitors entering the parks Tuesday as part of a new effort to crack down on abuse of multi-day tickets. The process of photographing guests–including children–delayed visitors … Read more on Los Angeles Times

 

Children Services to tackle parental substance abuse

Filed under: crack abuse

Summit County Public Health; Summit County Family & Children First Council; Summit County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board; Akron Children's Hospital; and Summit County Juvenile Court also are participating. The effort will … Read more on Akron Beacon Journal

Two Arrested on Drug Charges Following Canton Busts

Two arrested on drug charges following Canton busts

Filed under: Crack Cocaine Addiction Recovery

David A. Pritchard, 26, was arrested in the 1300 block of 13th Street Northwest after authorities said they found crack cocaine, marijuana and a loaded semiautomatic pistol after receiving a citizen complaint. Police said they also recovered a digital … Read more on Akron Beacon Journal

 


Sheena’s Story – Sheena shares her life experiences with drug addiction, jail and losing custody of her son and her journey to recovery and restoration at The Women’s Treatment Center.

 

Deputies Say Man Tried to Eat Bag of Crack Cocaine – Break News – Ohio

Deputies say man tried to eat bag of crack cocaine – Break News – Ohio

Filed under: crack cocaine symptoms

An Akron man was charged with felony drug abuse, tampering with evidence and resisting arrest after he allegedly tried to eat a bag of crack cocaine when stopped by authorities late Thursday, the Summit County sheriff's office said. The incident … Read more on Akron Beacon Journal

 

Waco: Two Men Sentenced For Possessing Crack Cocaine For Sale

Filed under: crack cocaine symptoms

Teaching Civility Challenges Clergy

Teaching civility challenges clergy

Filed under: other names for crack cocaine

“When you speak of things honestly it causes people, if they don't know history or if they do because we differ in our opinions, they don't see it in that way because they have not walked in the other person's shoes.” He draws a line at name-calling … Read more on Akron Beacon Journal