Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid drug that is 40 times stronger than heroin. Drug sellers sometimes use fentanyl to lace heroin sold on the street. The fentanyl-laced heroin offers a stronger euphoria to users, and many like that, but it's also extremely dangerous and...
Do you know the ways you could be charged with impaired driving?
Throwing back some drinks with friends, sharing some appetizers, watching the rest of the game on TV then heading home after your team wins sounds like a great night out. Your car is parked out front, and home is only a few minutes away across town, and you feel...
Avoid a DUI this Halloween
Halloween is a holiday full of treats and tricks--as long as the tricks don't involve drinking and driving. Even if your Halloween plans involve attending a lot of parties, don't be tempted to drink and drive. You may be too old to be afraid of ghosts, but an even...
Traffic stops a primary effort in catching drug activity
Recent traffic stops in Indiana have led to arrests for drug possession found in vehicles and on the driver or passengers in the car. These traffic stops often begin entirely normal as officers pull over drivers for various non-criminal issues, such as potentially...
Hope for drug addictions at Indiana University
Drug addiction is a severe problem in the nation and a growing crisis on local college campuses. Since 1999, Indiana is one of the four states seeing fatal drug overdoses quadruple—an alarming rate that doesn’t show signs of slowing down. The Indiana University (IU)...
Lengthy investigation targeted in college sexual misconduct cases
Last month Betsy DeVos, U.S. Education Secretary, asked for a change in the long investigation time frames that occur at universities when it comes to in sexual misconduct cases. This request was the result of complaints made by many college and university students...
DUIs, financial penalties, and you
Getting a DUI is obviously a terrible moment in any person's life, and all of the potential consequences that follow will be punitive in their own way. Still, there are certain consequences that are more punitive than others, and today we want to focus on the...
What are enhancing circumstances for drug offenses?
Among the things that can have major implications for people accused of drug crimes here in Indiana is whether the alleged offense is claimed to have involved “enhancing circumstances.” Under Indiana law, for certain drug crimes, such as cocaine possession offenses,...
How does the United States government classify drugs?
The federal government classifies illicit drugs into a variety of categories from Schedule 1 reserved for the most dangerous drugs and Schedule 5 reserved for the least dangerous drugs. Whether you agree with how these drugs are classified, it's valuable to...
What to expect after a DUI arrest
If you have been arrested and charged with driving under the influence (or driving while intoxicated) chances are that you have many questions about what is going to happen next. After all, this probably is your first time dealing with the criminal justice system, and...