Drug Crimes

Testing Reckless Drivers for Cocaine and Marijuana

Jun 29, 2015 in Drug Crimes, Legal Blog

Drivers countrywide fear the consequences of a roadside breathalyzer, but soon law enforcement may be able to test reckless drivers for more than just alcohol consumption. The DrugWipe test has been used to test surfaces for drug residue, and law enforcement may soon be using…

Rising Rates of Prescription Drugs for Non-Medical Purposes

Jun 08, 2015 in Drug Crimes, Legal Blog

According to Trust for America’s Health, “Michigan has the eighteenth highest drug overdose mortality rate in the U.S.” Prescription drug abuse has been a growing, country wide problem for over a decade. Since 1999, overdose deaths involving prescription pills has quadrupled and more than 50…

Is There a Meth Crisis in Michigan?

Jun 03, 2015 in Drug Crimes, Legal Blog

Meth is short for methamphetamine, a highly addictive controlled substance. Meth has been around for a long time, but rural areas across the country have experienced explosions in use and manufacturing in the preceding decades as small meth laboratories have begun to dot the landscape….