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“Oregon must ‘stay the course’ on soft heroin laws despite skyrocketing overdose rates: drug law proponents” Oregon’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization measure has been highly scrutinized since voters passed it two years ago, but as state funding finally starts to make its way to addiction service providers, proponents say they’re starting to see results. “It’s going…
“‘I spent millions on heroin’” In June 2015, pro golfer Will Wilcox was standing on the green at the final hole of the Fed-Ex St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tenn. Ahead of him was a snaking 40-foot putt. Make it and there was a check for $114,000 waiting. Cool as you like, Wilcox stepped up and…
“New York’s drug crisis is part of the US border fiasco” New York City’s worst public-health crisis is growing. No, not COVID, but deadly overdoses. OD deaths are up 78% from pre-pandemic levels, claiming 1,233 lives during the first half of 2021, a 28% spike over the same period in 2020. The city Department of…
“#Snapchat cracks down on drug dealing after fentanyl overdoses” Snapchat is cracking down on drug sales through its disappearing-photos app following reports of dealers using it to sling deadly fentanyl-laced pills. The company is ramping up automatic “proactive detection” systems that boot drug dealers from the app, according to a Thursday blog post. It’s also…
“#Michael K. Williams went to therapy after ‘Lovecraft Country’” The late actor Michael K. Williams opened up about entering therapy to address his struggles with drug abuse during one of his last interviews after filming HBO’s “Lovecraft Country.” Just months before he was found dead of a suspected heroin overdose, Williams told syndicated TV talk-show…
“#Florida middle school teacher charged with drug trafficking” A veteran Florida middle school teacher was charged with drug trafficking after deputies found multiple grams of fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin in his RV, deputies said. Jeffrey Scott Brake, a 52-year-old math teacher at Citrus Springs Middle School, was busted Monday after two search warrants executed at…
“#’Godfather of Harlem’ meets the ‘French Connection’ in Season 2” It’s been 16 months since “Godfather of Harlem” ended its maiden run on Epix. The Season 1 finale in December 2019 left some unanswered plot points, since the drama starring Forest Whitaker as real-life Harlem gangster Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson, hadn’t yet been renewed (that happened…
“#I snort heroin regularly for ‘work-life balance’” Carl Hart is a Columbia University professor of psychology and neuroscience. He chairs the psych department and has a fondness for heroin – not only as a subject of scholarly pursuit but also as a substance for personal use. At 54, the married father of three has snorted…
“#Oregon law decriminalizing street drugs goes into effect” Oregon’s law decriminalizing small amounts of all street drugs went into effect on Monday — making it the first state in the nation to enact such a measure. Those found with personal-use amounts of drugs — including heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and ecstasy — will now…
“#Two men arrested after returning rental car with drugs inside” Two men were arrested when they returned to their rental car at an upstate New York airport to allegedly fetch forgotten drugs, a report said. Aasim Hilts, 26, and Shariff Frasier were busted Wednesday at Albany International Airport after the car rental company reported to…