New Jersey authorities fear that thousands of drug convictions may be in jeopardy after an investigation found that an NJ State Police lab tech faked evidence in a drug offense case. Although evidentiary issues do sometimes arise in NJ drug cases, they usually involve questions about the chain of custody. The revelation that a laboratory …

The prescription drug Adderall poses a serious health risk to individuals who abuse it. For example, medical experts said that there has been an upward trend in the number of emergency room visits caused by Adderall misuse in recent years. Adderall is commonly used to treat individuals who suffer from attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In …

Health officials are trying to determine why more white Americans are dying as a result of prescription drug overdoses in recent years, according to data examined by researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Prescription drug abuse is being called an epidemic by lawmakers at both the federal and NJ state levels, …