The substance believed to be fentanyl made its way into the police station after being confiscated from a suspect at See’s Candy.
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New Bill Targets Pregnant Women With Addiction
“This bill’s intent is to protect babies, period,” said the Tennessee bill’s original sponsor.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court To Decide If Prenatal Drug Use Is Child Abuse
A lengthy legal battle has been waged by the state against a mother whose newborn was hospitalized for 19 days to treat drug withdrawal. The highest court in the Keystone State this week heard arguments on the divisive matter of whether prenatal drug use counts as child abuse. Attorneys for child protective services framed it… Continue reading Pennsylvania Supreme Court To Decide If Prenatal Drug Use Is Child Abuse
Pennsylvania Prisons Ban Books Due To "Drug Smuggling," Twitter Erupts
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections took to Twitter to defend the banning policy and were promptly ripped a new one by Twitter users. The Pennsylvania prison system got hilariously dragged on Twitter after officials claimed they’d intercepted a letter about drug-smuggling—when in fact the neatly-penned missive mentioned nothing of the sort. The tweet and its aftermath… Continue reading Pennsylvania Prisons Ban Books Due To "Drug Smuggling," Twitter Erupts