Doctor Testifies on Behalf of Heroin-Addicted Burglary Suspect Trying to Use Drug Abuse in Insanity Defense
Doctor testifies on behalf of heroin-addicted burglary suspect trying to use drug abuse in insanity defense
Jefferson Siegel/New York Daily News Dr. Nicholas Kardaras, above, testified Monday in Manhattan Supreme Court to say heroin abuse should be used as part of insanity defense. Longtime smack addicts can have brain damage that puts them in a …
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Gov’t Abandons Best Survey for Counting U.S. Drug Users
The Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring survey (ADAM) was terminated in March, and not one congressmen tried to save it. Now the U.S. is without an accurate estimate of its drug users. That means less funding for research and treatment. A new study …
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Tackling drug abuse one generation at a time
Edel is a child of her time and place – growing up in Dublin’s north inner city during the late 1970s and 1980s when a heroin epidemic hijacked a whole generation. She started drinking at 15, got into heroin at 17 and, although she stopped smoking it …
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Parents Warn About Synthetic Drug Use in Collin County
Grace Raulston, a substance abuse counselor at the Collin County Substance Abuse Program, told NBC 5 the prevalence of the synthetic drug has grown enormously over the past five years. Today, she said, out of every 10 juveniles who enter her doors, two …
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Bay Ridge pols seek legislative action to curb drug abuse
“Establishing a pilot program will help emergency personnel adapt to increasing incidents of heroin overdose and prescription drug abuse. But we can only address this issue if we remain vigilant about this increased drug usage." This year's state …
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