South Indiana is under major pressure to create a medical safety blanket after it was revealed Gov. Mike Pence would declare a health emergency over the growing cases of HIV in the area. Excessive amounts of drug use have aided the increase in HIV and AIDS viruses, according to the Indy Star. Oxymorphone – or Opana – has […]

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The legalization of marijuana has been a hot topic lately, and President Barack Obama has decided to publicly share his thoughts concerning the issue. During a recent interview with VICE, the president suggested that young people should be focusing on the larger issues that affect our country — like climate change and the economy — rather […]

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For years, the Rev. Shaun O. Harrison Sr. worked as the dean of students at Boston’s English High School. Harrison, known for short as “the Rev,” worked to end gang violence. He also played another role … as a drug dealer, according to police. Harrison was arrested Tuesday on charges of shooting a 17-year-old student […]

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America’s Next Top Model contestant Mirjana Puhar was killed in a triple homicide at her boyfriend’s home in Charlotte, NC. The 19-year-old was murdered on Tuesday along with…

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The FBI has arrested six Philadelphia Police narcotics officers as part of a corruption probe into the department. The group is accused of stealing over $500,000 in cash, drugs, and stolen property over multiple years on the force, reports NBC Philadelphia. Read more. Is the Gaza Conflict Making Black Folks Uncomfortable? Tragically, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is […]

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(HOUSTON) — A spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down, but a plastic bag full of sugar may get two northwest Houston people…

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Dr. Carl Hart, a groundbreaking neuroscientist shares his story of growing up in one of Miami’s toughest neighborhoods and how it led him to his pioneering work in drug addiction in his new book, “High Price.” Friday, Hart was a guest on “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin to talk about his book and research. During […]

Ashley Bellamy (pictured) was arrested Monday morning, along with her boyfriend Marcus Gibson, for trying to sell crack vials at a Philadelphia-area Wawa convenience store, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer.  But what got the attention of local police, was where Bellamy concealed the drugs: her vagina. SEE ALSO:  Rick Ross, Young Jeezy Brawl At BET Awards […]

CHICAGO — The first study to look at methamphetamine’s potential lasting effects on children whose mothers used it in pregnancy finds these kids at higher risk for behavior problems than other children. SEE ALSO: Starbucks Launches Juice Bar Chain The behavior differences – anxiety, depression, moodiness – weren’t huge, but lead researcher Linda LaGasse called […]

MIAMI— A once-powerful Haitian drug lord imprisoned in the U.S. deserves half off his 27-year sentence because he provided key assistance in the convictions of at least a dozen other corrupt officials from his country and high-level cocaine traffickers, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lynn Kirkpatrick said 48-year-old Beaudoin “Jacques” Ketant’s cooperation […]

A video has been circulating of police officers in Utica, New York allegedly planting evidence in an African American couple’s car. Utica police have denied that police were planting evidence in the car and claim that another part of the video shows the officer taking a bag from the man. WKTV reports: “Obviously it’s a […]