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Lacey NJ Police Arrest Toms River Woman during Heroin Bust

Ocean County law enforcement recently conducted a heroin bust in Lacey Township and arrested a Toms River NJ woman accused of possessing a large quantity of illegal drugs, as well as illegally possessing a loaded handgun. Lacey Township police were tipped off about illegal drug activity in the area around the ShopRite plaza located on …

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Ocean County NJ Drug Bust Nets Five Arrests, Large Amount of Heroin

Law enforcement recently conducted a major drug bust and arrested five Ocean County residents who allegedly possessed large quantities of heroin and multiple illegal weapons. Authorities opened an investigation into the suspects after receiving tips about an illegal drug operation that was distributing narcotics, such as heroin, throughout Ocean County, NJ. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s …

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Federal Government Won’t Reclassify Marijuana, Which Remains a Schedule I Drug

The federal government recently made a decision that has angered proponents of marijuana legalization throughout the United States. It was expected that the Obama administration would at least consider removing marijuana from the list of “most dangerous†controlled dangerous substances; however, government officials have decided that they will not be reclassifying marijuana. Under existing federal …

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US Death Rate Rises as More People Die from Prescription Drug Overdoses

For the first time in a decade, the death rate in the United States has gone up. One of the major reasons for the rise has alarmed health experts and state lawmakers across the country: drug overdoses. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) examined data from the National Center for Health Statistics …

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Drug Addicts Filing False Theft Reports to Get Additional Painkiller Prescriptions

US health officials are growingly increasingly worried about abuse of prescription painkillers because some drug addicts are getting creative in the ways they seek out drugs. Approximately 52 million people over the age of 12 have reported using prescription narcotics at some point in their lives, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a …

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Is Mandatory Drug Testing of Students Legal?

Some schools across the country have responded to the growing drug abuse problem among students by pushing for mandatory drug testing. There are a growing number of proponents of more aggressive strategies for fighting drug use in schools. One of the more controversial strategies being considered is mandatory drug testing of students, which uses urinalysis …

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