Doctor testifies on behalf of heroin-addicted burglary suspect trying to use drug abuse in insanity defense

Doctor testifies on behalf of heroin-addicted burglary suspect trying to use drug abuse in insanity defense
Jefferson Siegel/New York Daily News Dr. Nicholas Kardaras, above, testified Monday in Manhattan Supreme Court to say heroin abuse should be used as part of insanity defense. Longtime smack addicts can have brain damage that puts them in a …
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Gov’t Abandons Best Survey for Counting U.S. Drug Users
The Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring survey (ADAM) was terminated in March, and not one congressmen tried to save it. Now the U.S. is without an accurate estimate of its drug users. That means less funding for research and treatment. A new study …
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Tackling drug abuse one generation at a time
Edel is a child of her time and place – growing up in Dublin’s north inner city during the late 1970s and 1980s when a heroin epidemic hijacked a whole generation. She started drinking at 15, got into heroin at 17 and, although she stopped smoking it …
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Townsend to offer 24-hour drug drop-off at police station
The DA's office purchased a MedReturn Drug Collection Unit using drug-forfeiture money. The money is being used by the DA's Office for drug rehabilitation, drug-use education and other anti-drug-abuse efforts, according to a press release issued by DA …
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Drug abuse forum for 700 Arlington students and staff will be held Tuesday
About 700 Arlington Central School District faculty and students will take part in an important discussion Tuesday morning. A forum – “Heroin in Our Communities” – will be held at 8 a.m. at Arlington High School, sponsored for the district by The …
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