Drug and Substance Abuse - Page 88

June 17, 2022

Oregon growth site has 12K Marijuana plants and 3K pounds of pot seized

12K pounds of marijuana plants and 3K pounds of pot were seized from a northern Oregon growth site. The growth site was under investigation for a month due to lack of licensing.

June 16, 2022

LA man found guilty of breaking another man's jaw after throwing beer bottle

A 23-year-old man in Louisiana threw a half full beer bottle at another man while in a bar. He was found guilty of second degree battery.

June 15, 2022

Oregon's drug decriminalization effort a 'tragedy'

In November 2020, Oregonians voted overwhelmingly to decriminalize possession of a small amount of hard drugs. Sixteen months in, the results paint a picture of failure.

June 15, 2022

Bus driver from Connecticut charged with reckless endangerment after accidentally eating THC

A Connecticut bus driver consumed THC by accident and was found by police asleep on the side of the road. The driver claimed he thought they were normal gummies.

June 14, 2022

Feds seize 478,000 counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills, charge 26 with drug trafficking and other crimes

A two-year investigation by the DEA resulted in the arrest of 26 suspects and the seizure of nearly half a million counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills.

June 14, 2022

Drugs are back in the EU: 'Everywhere. Everything. Everyone'

Drugs are back in the EU at higher levels than before the pandemic. 29% of the European population are said to have used illicit drugs with more men than women report using.

June 13, 2022

Tennessee sheriff’s office warns people not to pick up folded dollar bills because they may contain fentanyl

A Tennessee sheriff's office is warning the public not to pick up folded bills after two containing fentanyl were found on the ground at gas stations.

June 13, 2022

Lauren Boebert pushes to classify fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction

Boebert is introducing the Fentanyl is a WMD Act to label the synthetic opioid fentanyl and its analogs as weapons of mass destruction.

June 9, 2022

Opioid crisis: CBP seizes nearly $340K worth of fentanyl from vehicle crossing US-Mexico border

U.S. Customs and Border agents at Hidalgo International Bridge on Wednesday seized nine packages of fentanyl weighing 22 pounds and worth about $339, 300.

June 7, 2022

Opioid crisis: Montana officials report 'alarming number' of recent fatal overdoses likely linked to fentanyl

Montana health officials reported at least eight fatal fentanyl overdoses in a recent 10-day period as the state attempts to crack down on the dangerous opioid.