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Former addict now counsels others
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Ed Denny, a Broadway Christian Church volunteer, gently coaxed a woman to finish her plate of biscuits and gravy one morning at the church's daily breakfast for the homeless. "You need to put on weight," he congenially reminded the wispy...Tags: Biscuits, Conservation, Christianity, Cocaine, Substance Abuse
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Prescription Addiction: A growing epidemic
WSBT-TV ReporterIt’s a shocking statistic impacting lots of local families – last year in St. Joseph County, more people died from accidental drug overdoses than in car accidents. Many of those deaths were caused by prescription drugs. It’s a...Tags: Vicodin (drug), Alprazolam (drug), General Practitioners, Mental Health, Theft
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Heroin blamed in deaths of college student, teen
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — A coroner says heroin overdoses likely killed a 20-year-old student at a northwestern Indiana college and an 18-year-old woman he was with. Police say Abdullah Alqirnas of Saudi Arabia and Rachael Hill were found dead Sunday...Tags: Valparaiso University, Students, Saudi Arabia, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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Experts say tough economy drives spike in heroin
DETROIT (AP) — Experts say tough economic times are causing drug abusers to turn to cheaper and more dangerous alternatives such as heroin. Lt. Darcy Leutzinger, head of Warren's Special Investigation Division, tells The Detroit News (http://bit....Tags: OxyContin (drug), Substance Abuse, Drugs and Medicines
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Pa. dad charged in drug-laced baby bottle death
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia man is facing trial in the death of his 11-month-old son, who died in his arms after prosecutors say he drank a heroin-laced baby bottle. Prosecutors say the bottle contained trace amounts of heroin along with...
Tags: Methadone (drug), Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Prescription Drugs
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E. Ind. traffic stop leads to 22 pounds of heroin
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say they've seized nearly 22 pounds of heroin that was hidden inside a car that was stopped on Interstate 70 in eastern Indiana. Officials say the 30 packages of heroin were found stashed within the passenger...Tags: Drug Trafficking
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Suspected drug house raided in Berrien County
WSBT-TVUNION PIER, MI – A suspected drug house in Berrien County has been busted. Just before 6:30 Tuesday night, members of the county’s Narcotics Unit raided a home in the 15900 block of Goodwin Ave. in Union Pier and found marijuana, prescription... -
Philly mother and daughter busted for drugs on Toll Road
WSBT-TVELKHART COUNTY – A routine traffic stop on the Indiana Toll Road didn’t quite end the way the people in the car or State Police expected. Trooper Ted Bohner Wednesday stopped a 1999 Honda Accord near the 90-mile marker in Elkhart. The traffic... -
Police: Major St. Joseph County sting targets heroin trafficking ring
WSBT-TV ReporterIndiana State Police say it's their biggest drug bust in decades, and a major player accused in a multi-state heroin trafficking ring is from St. Joseph County. Investigators told reporters at a news conference Monday the investigation began last summer...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Prostitute cleared of life felony gets time served
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A prostitute who once faced up to life in prison for supplying heroin to a customer who died has been sentenced to 14 months served. She pleaded guilty to a lesser charge after her lawyer persuaded authorities the man's...
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'Heroin is destroying this community. You are a participant in this process,' LaPorte judge tells man
WSBT-TV CorrespondentA judge told a heroin dealer before sentencing on Friday that he was contributor to what's destroying LaPorte. ''The crime you committed is viewed as major by this court. Heroin is destroying this community. You are a participant in this process,''...Tags: Judges, Prisons, Drug Trafficking, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Police find heroin, cocaine across from Mishawaka daycare
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA — A Mishawaka man with a lengthy criminal history was arrested last week after police served a search warrant at his home and allegedly found heroin and cocaine. Tony Armour, 44, was arrested at his home, 512 W. Battell St., Friday...Tags: Police Arrests, Drug Trafficking, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crimes
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