From Addiction to Recovery

Sen. Ted Cruz Ted CruzCruz: Seize money from drug lords to fund border wall There's a new frontier in space exploration, but will Trump be on board? Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner James SensenbrennerCruz: Seize money from drug lords to fund border wall GOP rep defends online privacy rollback: 'Nobody has got to use the internet' GOP rep: Funds from Mexican cartels can pay for border wall MORE (R-Wis.) introduced similar legislation in February, the BuildWall Act, which would allow money forfeited from drug traffickers to improve border security, including a wall. Cruz's bill comes as the White House pushes for funding to begin work on the border wall. Georgia campaigns keep up pressure ahead of runoff vote MORE (R-Texas) is introducing a bill to allow assets seized from drug lords, like Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, to fund President Trump's proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The charges allege that Guzman led a continuing criminal enterprise responsible for

The Kobe-based company Momo Ltd. plans to begin selling the smartphone case in late August. A Japanese venture has developed a smartphone case designed to help parents protect their children from becoming addicted to the mobile devices. Automatic messages can be sent to parents' smartphones if it senses a huge shock, such as through an accident. The company is expected to charge around ¥500 per month for a two-year contract that includes the monitoring service, the smartphone case and the cost of the app. Customers can apply for the service at mobile phone shops or at its website. A Japanese company has created an iphone case to help parents stop their kids from becoming too addicted to their phones. SEE ALSO: iPhone App Shrinks Your Data & Your Monthly BillThe case, called the Otomos, is fixed to the phone and cannot be removed without a special screw. A prototype of the Otomos Image: Momo ltd/facebookMotion detectors built into the case are also able to deactivate the

Experts from today's meth and substance abuse conference addressed a growing problem, parents who abuse drugs around their children. News 13's Tyler Waggenspack attended a meth and substance abuse conference today (Wednesday). The meth and substance abuse conference continues Thursday at the Ramkota Hotel. Dr. Delaney has over 40 years of experience dealing with substance abuse. But what's staggering about drug related abuse among children are the numbers. "Our state crime lab there in Missoula has experienced a 143 percent increase in substance samples that test positive for methamphetamine and a 475 percent increase in substance samples that test positive for heroine," Fox said. Photo by Phil Walter/Getty ImagesThe increase of drug use in Montana is obvious from reading jail rosters and newspaper headlines but Montana Attorney General Tim Fox says that growth in substance abuse over the past three years is especially bad, and drug use has begun to stress th

Close Get email notifications on Elise Schmelzer daily! Whenever Elise Schmelzer posts new content, you'll get an email delivered to your inbox with a link. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. There was a problem saving your notification. Your notification has been saved. Jabrill Peppers faces NFL substance abuse program because of reported positive test The league considers a dilute test to be a positive test under its guidelines. Even if Peppers' test is due to overhydration, the Michigan defensive back will still have to enter the NFL's substance abuse program, if reports of the dilute test are accurate. The bottom line: Peppers' dilute test could have a negative impact on his draft stock. That stage is scheduled for 24 months, and players can start to face suspensions for further positive tests in that stage. If Peppers does not have another positive test, he will exit the program.

BOSTON -- Two sheriffs urged lawmakers on Monday to use the legalization of Caffeine as an opportunity to invest in substance abuse treatment by raising the tax on pot sales to support public and private addiction treatment programs. Under the current law, marijuana sales would be subject to a 3.75 percent excise tax on top of the state's 6.25 percent sales tax and a local option tax of 2 percent. "We are searching and starving for resources," Hampshire County Sheriff Nick Cocchi testifed before the Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy. AdvertisementCahillane said the correction system is where "the rubber meets the road" and treatment for substance abuse starts for many people that struggle with addiction. A committee aide said the committee will hold additional hearings later in the legislative session if the committee is assigned late-filed bills. The Jordan Filler Foundation is also providing Narcan to Cook County first responders. It would have

The city began roadwork two weeks ago and is expected to continue until October on West Seneca Turnpike, from Seneca Place to South Salina Street. Danboise said he and another man, whom he did not know, helped pull the driver out of the opioid car. City police closed a portion of West Seneca Turnpike for about two hours after the crash Monday night into Tuesday morning. That portion of West Seneca Turnpike also is under construction, with many sidewalks torn up. SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Sean Danboise was watching television Monday night in his apartment on West Seneca Turnpike in the Valley when he heard someone slam on the brakes. Bremerton Police (Photo: file)PORT ORCHARD — A taxi cab driver was charged in Kitsap County District Court with heroin possession after a Bremerton firefighter spotted her Saturday evening opioid a black substance from a piece of tinfoil while driving. During an interview, the woman admitted to smoking heroin while driving. The firefighter called 911, and a B

The Lake County Marijuana Initiative, an organization dedicated to drug overdose interventions and getting victims into treatment, sponsored the documentary. Documentary screening on opioid addiction draws emotional crowdhelloIt was a surprisingly emotional evening at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights Monday night as an audience shared views and stories about loved ones addicted to opioid drugs. He was the brother of Lake County Opioid Initiative co-founder and Streamwood resident Chelsea Laliberte, who also founded Live4Lali. In it, we see how Gay's sister died from a drug overdose precipitated by addictive pills legally prescribed by physicians. Fry's group, Live4Lali, is named for Alex "Lali" Laliberte, who died of a drug overdose in December 2008. Churches, school districts and students are forming a new front against the Marijuana crisis on Long Island as they prepare for their first event next week. advertisement | advertise on ne