Criminal Law

Psychiatrists Cause Teen Drug Use
It used to be that the easiest way to decrease the supply of drug was to legalize them. That trend is changing: A growing number of teenagers say it's easier to illegally obtain prescription drugs than to buy beer, according to a survey published today...

Mexico ex-drug lord returns to Mexico after release from US prison
[JURIST] Mexican drug lord Francisco Rafael Arellano-Felix was released from a US prison Tuesday and has returned to Mexico, according to a source at the Mexican Attorney General's office [official website, in Spanish]...

Hunt For Killer Tomato Growing Area May End In Mexico
The Gallup, New Mexico Independent Sunday (6/8/08) is reporting that Mexico is the likely source of the tainted tomatoes responsible now for making people in 16 states sick with Salmonella Saintpaul...

"I'm so thin and frail / Don't care, want another rail"
Audio and book "exceprt" from Fresh Air and NPR:Memoirs of Meth Addiction from a Father and a SonDrug addiction doesn't just affect the addict, it changes the whole family. Journalist David Sheff and his son Nic join Fresh Air to talk about Nic's addiction to methamphetamine...

Presidential Proclamation Includes Praise For Faith-Based Addiction Treatment
Yesterday , President Bush issued a Proclamation (full text) declaring September 2008 as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. A portion of the Proclamation emphasized the role of faith-based organizations in addiction treatment:Too many of our citizens have been swept up in a cycle of addiction...

Methamphetamine Pours into U.S. From Mexico; $30 Million Worth is Seized
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 30, 2008. "A U.S. crackdown on domestic methamphetamine labs has created opportunities for Mexican drug cartels and their "superlabs" to fill the void, report McClatchy Newspapers...

Mitchell Report Summary
Report on Steroid Drug Use in Major League Baseball by Senator George Mitchell

Drug Manufacturer Rebates
Caremark Corp. agrees to pay $38.5 million settlement after convincing doctors to switch drug brands.

Railroad Workers
concerning the growing number of work-related injuries in the railroad industry.

Salmonella Found in Tomotoes
57 Reported Cases in New Mexico and Texas

FDA Issues Warning Regarding Topical Ibuprofen Drug Products
Topical Ibuprofen Drug Products FDA Issues Warning Letters

Digitek Recalled
the heart drug allegedly contains double the medication that it should

VA Medical Centers
Admit to Drug Overdoses, Software Glitches