2013: St. Clair County Drug Scandal – Deaths, Addictions and Convictions

Published January 9, 2014

2013: St. Clair County drug scandal – deaths, addictions and convictions
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Cook, who had presided over criminal cases including drug felonies and murders, quickly resigned, sought treatment out of state and pleaded guilty in federal court on Nov. 8 to possessing heroin while in possession of firearms. Cook's arrest … Read more on Madison County Record

Court helps vets avoid jail
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Kansas City launched its Veterans Treatment Court in 2009, modeling it after the Veterans Treatment Court that began a year earlier in Buffalo, N.Y. That program provides alternatives to jail time to military veterans who commit nonviolent offenses … Read more on Columbia Daily Tribune

Let's Talk About Drugs
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We all know about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's pitiless, yes-sir-e-I-did-what-about-it crack cocaine admission – "Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine" – and Florida Rep. Trey Radel's far more contrite … To carry out its mission, the policy calls for … Read more on Huffington Post (blog)