Consider a few sobering statistics. Each year, $34 billion worth of cocaine is sold on American streets, according to the Organization of American States. With every purchase, addicts and users fuel the illegal trade. Worse yet, many don't know what's in the drugs they're taking. Some are life-threatening mixtures ... Read More
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We believe strongly in the use of emerging technology to treat addictions and disorders. In our addiction news section we cover breaking addiction and mental health related news. This includes national drug crime news to identify trends as well as measures being taken by local governments to affect change in their area. By recognizing success and failures across the country we believe that we can keep the community informed on the most important behavioral health news.
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In California, the Black Market Cannabis Still Going Strong
Despite the legalization of both medical and recreational cannabis in a number of states, police are still making massive marijuana busts across the country. In December 2018, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) netted nearly $20 million in drugs, cash, money orders, and weapons during a raid on an illegal pot ... Read More
AlphaBay, False Charity and Secret Lives: The Strange Case of the Chicken Fried Bus Drug Bust
Helping the homeless and building a successful small business are generally two things to be proud of, but as one Tulsa, Oklahoma food truck owner found out, when drugs get involved, things can get out of hand. Food Truck Drug Bust in Oklahoma Jeremy Singer, the owner of a Tulsa food truck called the 'Chicken Fried ... Read More
Father of Slain College Football Player Charged with Trafficking
Drug Trafficking — Father of Slain College Football Player Charged Drug trafficking is a constant problem in many areas of the United States. Law enforcement professionals work to keep communities free from illegal sales of drugs, especially those that can commonly cause fatal overdoses. Yet a constant supply of drugs ... Read More
Charlotte Airport Drug Busts Reveal a Troubling Trend
Two new cases of trafficking large amounts of illicit substances in early December 2018 were added to the tally in the Charlotte, NC, area, where there have been a shocking number of similar crimes in the past year. In this case, officials made major busts on back-to-back days, seizing $34,000 worth of marijuana one ... Read More
Lizella Man Arrested in $150,000 Drug Raid
A drug raid on December 10, 2018, yielded a huge bust of a man presumably looking to distribute over $150,000 worth of multiple different drugs. Central Georgia enforcement officials, during a routine raid in Houston and Bibb counties, were able to take the suspect, Robert Jerome Law, into custody. According to ... Read More
The Denial of Treatment for Incarcerated Addicts
It's been well-documented that the way addicts are treated in prison does practically nothing to support recovery, and recent news is showing that in some areas, this trend is worsening despite legislation intended to counteract these issues. In a Boston-area jail, an inmate was refused his right to take prescribed ... Read More
New Ideas for Treating Behavioral Addictions
Behavioral addiction is an addiction to an activity that causes physical and/or psychological harm to the individual. Common behavioral addictions include gambling, sex, shopping, hoarding, video games, and the Internet. Internet and Other Behavioral Addictions--Are They Real? Internet addiction is a relatively new ... Read More
