Why do some people occasionally flirt with street drugs during college or parties but never fall prey to addiction? Why are some people able to easily wean themselves off of painkillers once they recover from an injury while others become addicted to pills? The National Institute of Health (NIH) classifies addiction as a disease — and like any other disease,…
The war on drugs takes many types of casualties. Many commentators and observers continue to document the blight of opioid drugs on communities across Florida and the rest of the United States. Unfortunately, millions of people still have legitimate access to and uses for pain-killing medications. In their rush to rid the streets of illegal drugs, law enforcement authorities may…
Do you have a lot of unused prescription pills sitting around? More than likely, if you suffer from chronic health issues or have even had the occasional surgery, you have leftover pills of some kind sitting in a box or a bag. It’s time to get rid of them. April 27, 2019, is Medication Take-Back Day in Fort Lauderdale and throughout the…
Really good friends share just about everything — including, sometimes, their drugs. These days, however, sharing your pain medication or the pills that you managed to buy from a local dealer with a friend can lead to murder charges if that friend happens to overdose. For a long time, law enforcement agencies tended to consider drug overdose deaths as largely…
You may or may not have ever heard the term “doctor shopping.” Essentially, it’s used to describe the way that some people go from doctor to doctor until they find one that will give them a prescription for the drugs that they’re trying to obtain. It’s definitely not a healthy practice — and it’s also illegal. In Florida, it can…
It’s no secret that America has a drug problem — and prescription drugs are part of that problem. High-powered painkillers known as opioids, like Oxycontin and Vicodin, have been the root cause of addiction for many people. Trouble tends to follow addiction. People who start out on their own legal prescription medication and end up addicted can find themselves acting…
As someone facing a drug charge, you may feel it’s largely unfair. You hadn’t taken drugs in the past, but after your doctor prescribed you opioids, you were hooked. When your prescription ran out, you couldn’t get more. You ended up doing what many people have. You turned to those selling drugs to get your pills to avoid withdrawal. Unfortunately,…
If you’re caught using drugs or misusing prescription medications not prescribed to you, you could be accused of being in possession of a controlled substance. Controlled substances are usually seen as drugs that are illegal. They are highly regulated by the state and federal governments. If you are caught in possession of controlled substances, you could face penalties including fines…
Controlled substances are types of drugs monitored and restricted due to their potential for negative effects on the human body. While most controlled substances are illegal drugs, not all have to be to fall into this category. Anyone who possesses a controlled substance without a prescription or while it’s listed as illegal can face serious penalties. You could, for example,…
Two hospitals in Escambia County have filed lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies claiming that the companies are in some way responsible for the ever-growing opioid epidemic in the county. The two hospitals are seeking the claim in hopes that they can recover the costs associated with treating patients addicted to opioids. The news reports that the Jay and Baptist Hospitals, both…
