NJ Teens Engaging in Pill Popping Party Game [AUDIO]

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Forty-six percent of all admissions for treatment in New Jersey are for opiate and heroin addiction according to the latest statistics. Prescription pills are often a gateway drug that leads to heroin addiction. “Heroin addiction has significantly …
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Public Defenders: Good Lawyers Working to Dispel Disparities

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It's a complex problem, says Ninth Judicial Circuit Chief Public Defender Ashley Pennington, but Black men can expect to disproportionately be negatively affected by the criminal justice system. According to S.C. Dept. of Corrections statistics 66 …
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Baby Bree Green Returned To Parents, Medical Marijuana Patients, After …

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As part of an agreement made with Ingham County Judge Richard Garcia during a special hearing Friday, the Greens must attend parenting classes for 30 days and submit Bree to regular drug-testing, according to parts of the agreement which were made …
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Methadone fear after Bendigo teen death

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The findings handed down on Tuesday showed Helen used a combination of drugs in the final hours of her life on May 2, 2010. The inquest was told Helen was intellectually disabled and had experienced significant violent and physical abuse, as well as …
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