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Fentanyl and other related compounds, including acetyl fentanyl and carfentanil, are synthetic opioid drugs. Many people associate fentanyl with the death of Prince. The medical examiner’s report showed that Prince died of fentanyl toxicity. Fentanyl is so powerful that it’s also blamed for more than 100 accidental hostage deaths in Russia during a 2002 siege.
If you’ve been asked to take a SALCE evaluation, you may have questions about what to expect. A SALCE evaluation (Substance Abuse and Life Circumstance Evaluation) may be ordered by a judge after an alcohol or drug charge or arrest. Your lawyer may also ask you to have a SALCE evaluation to determine whether you […]
This article considers why and when an individual arrested for drug charges ends up in a federal prison. Most people arrested on drug charges interact with local law enforcement professionals, but anyone arrested for a drug offense may face federal drug charges if the matter is both a state and federal crime. Are you or […]
With the winter holidays approaching, consider what to do if your loved one gets arrested on Christmas. Perhaps it’s already happened before. You’re sound asleep, and the phone rings at 2:00 a.m. You immediately imagine that a friend or family member has passed away or is involved in a serious car accident. When you pick […]