Rowan County Man Shot Dead by NCCU Police Battled Personal Demons

Published October 28, 2013

Rowan County man shot dead by NCCU police battled personal demons
Filed under: fighting cocaine addiction
He was 3 when police walked into a Rowan County hotel room and took him from his drug-addicted mother. From that moment, he was shuttled … By the time he reached middle school, he was getting into fights. At home, he would throw things when he was … Read more on Charlotte Observer

VMC volunteer, PICC director running for hospital board | ELECTION 2013
Filed under: fighting cocaine addiction
Barbara Drennen of Kent, the executive director of the Pediatric Interim Care Center (PICC) in Kent, has worked closely for years with medical staff at Valley and at UW Medicine in treating drug-affected infants at her Kent facility. Hemstad has moved … Read more on Renton Reporter

Lawmakers Attempt to Keep Up With Synthetic Drugs
Filed under: fighting cocaine addiction
Law enforcement agencies and lawmakers said the measure (PL 112-144) was an important step in fighting the substances. Yet, a year after the law's passage, there are more than 250 types of synthetic drugs still sold in the United States, according to … Read more on Roll Call