1-Year Minimum Drug Sentence 'Cruel and Unusual': Judge

Published January 26, 2014

1-year minimum drug sentence 'cruel and unusual': judge
A B.C. provincial court judge has adjourned the case of a small time drug dealer to give the Crown a chance to justify the law that says anyone convicted of drug trafficking, who has already served time, must go to jail for a year. In his written … Read more on CBC.ca

MATForce: Heroin is in our communities
COTTONWOOD — One of the largest audiences to ever attend the regular Lunch-'n'-Learn sessions of the MATForce Substance abuse coalition gathered Thursday when the focus turned to the New Face of Heroin. The audience was substantial at the Cottonwood … Read more on Verde Independent

Heroin becomes an increasing problem on LI
Suffolk treatment experts, for example, recently treated a 13-year-old girl for heroin addiction, which the 8th-grader developed after using MDMA — also known as Molly or Ecstasy — and cocaine, said John Venza, vice president of Adolescent Services … Read more on Newsday