For the past few years, the opioid epidemic has taken over the United States, leaving tens of thousands of casualties in its wake. Many deaths have been the result of people abusing their prescription medications or purchasing drugs from dealers. But, a surprising number of…
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The nation’s opiate crisis has hit Ohio particularly hard, and state officials are scrambling to find an adequate solution. In 2005, almost 15,000 Americans died of opiate overdoses, and 500 of them were from Ohio. In 2015, the national death toll increased to 33,000, with…
Read MoreThe abuse of opiates and other prescription drugs presents a different set of policing and enforcement problems than the use of illegal drugs such as cocaine or methamphetamines. When the drug being abused is legally prescribed and obtained the number of potential sources of the…
Read MoreIn September, a traffic stop in East Liverpool, Ohio ended up making news throughout the United States when one of the officers on the scene took a picture that became a symbol of the damage done by the country’s opiate epidemic. But the picture also…
Read MoreOne of the hallmarks of drug policy in the United States has been for harsh penalties for nearly all offenses involving drugs. The focus for drug offenses has slowly begun to change as more emphasis is being put on rehabilitation and treatment instead of strict…
Read MoreYou made a mistake in choosing your roommate. He seemed like a really nice guy when you first moved in, but you found out several weeks later that he keeps large quantities of various drugs in your apartment in Cincinnati. You don’t want to move…
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