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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in conjunction with Break the Cycle, a national nonprofit organization committed to educating the public about dating abuse, has called for Americans to pay more attention to dating violence problems in February. In fact, February is being recognized as National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence is a serious problem for…

Several major car companies have recently issued massive recalls of vehicles containing potentially defective parts, including airbag components. The most recent airbag safety issue revolves around airbags installed by German-based Continental Automotive Systems into U.S. cars manufactured by Fiat Chrysler, Honda and Mercedes-Benz. Vehicles containing airbag control units supplied by Continental were found to be defective because they could fail…

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 to determine whether a student…

Master Herbs, Inc., a distributor of Chinese herbs based out of Pomona, California, recently issued a voluntary nationwide recall for a cough syrup found to contain morphine. The cough syrup was distributed primarily to Chinese grocery stores located in six states: New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois, California, Nevada and Hawaii. The morphine was present in 100 ml bottles of licorice coughing…

As set forth by a New Jersey law, motorists must take care to remove ice and snow from their cars before driving. This includes snow and ice that might have accumulated on the vehicle’s hood and roof, as well as all windows. The law allows NJ police to issue traffic tickets and impose serious fines on violators. A single offense…

A children’s cough syrup manufacturer has issued a recall of two types of medication after concerns were raised that children might accidentally overdose and become incredibly sick due to a manufacturing mistake. The cough syrup that has been recalled comes from two batches of the Perrigo Company’s children’s guaifenesin DM grape liquid and three batches of children’s guaifenesin DM cherry…

NJ Gov. Chris Christie recently signed off on A206, a bill that will make it easier for some individuals in New Jersey with criminal records to get those records expunged and move on with their lives. Expunging a Felony Under previous New Jersey law, a person who had been arrested or convicted of a felony-level crime had to wait a…

A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) report indicates that more people are abusing heroin and prescription drugs, resulting in a rise in drug overdose deaths in the U.S. Drug-related crimes have become a major focus of law enforcement at both the state and federal level. In New Jersey, for example, prosecutors are cracking down on defendants charged with drug possession offenses,…

Prescription drug overdose deaths are on the rise, prompting some to call for tougher laws on painkiller abuse and less stringent regulation of marijuana possession. The National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released data showing that 17,465 people died as a result of overdoses from heroin, cocaine and other illegal drugs…

An all-time record number of firearm background checks were processed last year, according to FBI data. Gun sales were extremely high during the final three months of 2015, in the aftermath of deadly mass shootings and violent attacks in San Bernardino, California and Paris, France. In fact, December 2015 saw an all-time high of more than 3.3 million FBI background…