“I wanted to stop drugs completely, but I did it the wrong way.”
Tag: drug withdrawals
Jails Struggle With Being The Nation’s Primary Detox, Treatment Centers
One Massachusetts sheriff estimates that 80 to 90% of the prisoners in his jail have a substance use disorder.
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
Family Of Woman Who Died While Detoxing In Jail Files Lawsuit
Prosecutors declined to charge the deputies involved with the case so the family decided to take another route to justice. Following a year-long probe, Nevada investigators have decided that the deputies involved in a jail inmate’s July 2017 death should be criminally charged for the way they handled a woman who was in medical distress.… Continue reading Family Of Woman Who Died While Detoxing In Jail Files Lawsuit