Monthly Archives: February 2022
York County Woman Receives Prison Sentence For Providing Drugs That Caused Boyfriend’s Fatal Overdose
Some people will tell you that they knew they had hit rock bottom and get treatment for their substance use disorder after they suffered an overdose where, if one tiny detail had gone differently, they would not still be here. Others will tell you that rock bottom was when a friend overdosed. Laws in… Read More »
Bad Idea: Speeding Past A Police Car In A Snowstorm With An Expired Concealed Weapons Permit
Common sense says that you should always be careful because you never know who has a concealed weapon. Meanwhile, as long as you have a concealed weapons permit, you have the right to carry a weapon with you to most places, and most of the time, people will be none the wiser. In fact,… Read More »
Couple Arrested After Using Heroin In Car While 4-Year-Old Daughter Was In The Backseat
The percentage of people who think that drugs are always bad is becoming lower and lower, but almost everyone can agree that drugs are worse when children are present. Likewise, even if it is harmless fun to consume alcohol or cannabis at a party and then dance the night away or sit on the… Read More »
Scranton Doctor Pleads Guilty To Irresponsible Prescribing Of Opioids And Receiving Bribes From Drug Company
Anyone who has lived in western Pennsylvania during the past decade and a half has witnessed the devastating effects of the opioid epidemic in our region. Changes to prescribing guidelines and crackdowns on “pill mills,” clinics where doctors would prescribe huge quantities of opioid pills to virtually any patient who requested them, have changed… Read More »