Will a wall alone, separating the U.S. from Mexico really stop the flow of drugs into the country? While proponents of President Trump's wall say yes, law enforcement and drug smuggling authorities say no. News reports of drug smugglers using tunnels under existing Mexico-U.S. barriers are common and not surprising ... Read More
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Adderall: A Drug Profile
Adderall is one of the most misunderstood and complex types of drugs today. It has numerous beneficial uses and, when used in the right people and in the right way, it can help to restore a healthy balance to life. It’s hard to see this when the drug is one commonly spoken about in a negative light. Celebrities such as ... Read More
Meth Across America: The Latest Developments
Meth labs have been discovered some unlikely locations, including college dorms, inside cars and even in a resident's room in a Cleveland-area nursing home. Unsurprisingly, the most common place where drug labs are found is in residential homes and apartments. Back in the mid-2000s, methamphetamine production was at ... Read More
Close to Home: A Major Bust in Putnam County
In December, multiple news sources reported a recent news release in Putnam County, an inland community in the northeast part of the state of Florida: A year-long investigation had resulted in a massive crystal meth bust. By the end of the investigation, which resulted in the indictments of the trafficking ring's ... Read More
A Snapshot of the Modern Drug Trade in Norwich, NY
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
What Is an Overdose and What Causes Them?
Updated September 12, 2023 What does overdose mean, exactly? Learn possible outcomes from drug overdose, including heart attack, and find out if you can die from overdosing. What does an overdose mean, and can you die from overdosing? An overdose isn't always fatal, but even nonlethal overdoses can lead to ... Read More
A Brief Guide to Drug & Alcohol Interactions
Often when we talk about abusing drugs, we discuss the drug itself: the effects of taking it, the potential for addiction, and the physical danger that comes about over a long period of abuse, whether addiction sets in or not. We talk less often about mixing drugs with other addictive substances. Sure, there are ... 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