Proposed Tenn. law would prosecute drug–addicted pregnant women
The bills moving along in the legislature would allow a mother to be prosecuted for an assaultive offense or homicide if she takes an illegal drug while pregnant and the baby is addicted, harmed or dies because of the drug use. Manager or Recovery …
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Drug addiction and law reform
It is thought that the review will see first-time offenders who are found in possession of drugs for personal use not having their cases processed, as now, through the criminal courts but sent instead before a new non-judicial body. Justice Minister …
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Discussion on drug abuse in South Central Massachusetts scheduled for …
Since the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman in early February, the national spotlight on heroin and opioid drug abuse has grown hotter. Locally, state and local officials are talking openly about addiction in communities where residents and law …
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