Ex-Illinois Judge Gets 2-Year Term in Drug Scandal

Published March 30, 2014

Ex-Illinois judge gets 2-year term in drug scandal
LOUIS, Ill. — A disgraced Illinois judge at the center of a courthouse drug scandal that included a fellow jurist's cocaine death was sentenced Friday to two years in federal prison on heroin and weapons charges. U.S. District Judge Joe Billy McDade …
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Medina County officers receive training to use heroin overdose antidote
Medina Hospital and the Summa Health Center at Lake Medina are providing police in all three communities with free doses of naloxone, a synthetic narcotic that blocks the effects of opioid overdoses, such as heroin overdoses. Naloxone is also known by …
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Should Phl legalize marijuana as a cure?
While those pushing for its legalization claim that marijuana can provide relief to patients who have tried in vain to seek cure from conventional treatments, some are worried about its impact on public safety. Malacañang has yet to issue a … Chuck …
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Editorial: Mental health care a wise investment
However, mental health treatment and drug and alcohol rehabilitation have been kept at tight funding levels through the recession and recovery years, even as surpluses began to appear. Funding could have been worse, mental health officials concede, but …
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