Pekin Woman Gets 6 Years for Drug Sales
Pekin woman gets 6 years for drug sales
Her sentencing hearing recalled the unprecedented spike of nine deaths in the county in 2012 caused by overdoses of methadone, a pain-killing drug distributed by federally regulated clinics to counter the sickening effects of heroin withdrawal. County …
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Wolverhampton toddler's heroin death was 'avoidable'
The death of a toddler from a heroin overdose may have been avoided if agencies involved with the family had recognised the risks, says a report. Daniel Jones, aged 23 … Daniel's father was using heroin and has accepted he was responsible for the …
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