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If anyone needs more evidence that drugs make people do dumb things, Jose L. Ramirez Jr. of Painesville, Ohio is a perfect example. After getting caught in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Hoyt St. trying to eat marijuana, he then offered the arresting officer $3,000 not to arrest him. If that wasn’t Read more »

With all the recent talk of legalizing marijuana, the conversation has inevitably turned to whether employers have a right to demand that their employees be drug free. The issue is polarized and there doesn’t seem to be much middle ground. Does off-duty drug use matter? Some people think that what someone does on their own Read more »

Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal drug that has ruined countless lives all over the world. Not only is the drug extremely addictive, but it is also leads the user to engage in risky behavior that they otherwise not partake in. With that being said, here are five potentially deadly heroin side effects. Heart Read more »

Heroin is a highly-addictive man made drug first created in 1874 by an English chemist, who synthesized it from morphine to help battle the rising morphine addiction. Morphine was originally used to stop opium addiction. In 1898, heroin was made available to the public by the Bayer Pharmaceutical Company. At the time it was unknown Read more »

Drug testing is not just for professional athletes. It is part of the job and required by law in many industries. But more Ohio companies that never tested employees for drugs before are doing so now. “It can be anything from landscaping to attorneys, to accountants. Certainly, there is a whole broad range,” says Karen Read more »

It’s easy to spot the obvious effects of drug use, like workplace accidents, but drugs impact businesses in many more subtle ways as well. Before you write drug abuse off as someone else’s problem, you should know that according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, nearly 75 percent of all drug users are employed. Read more »

Ignoring freezing weather, Lorain County residents chose to attend Avon Lake High School for the city’s third address on drug abuse, a growing problem throughout Ohio. This growing drug abuse trend—especially the abuse of heroin—prompted Mayor Zilka to launch a local “war on drugs” to combat the issue and protect Lorain County citizens. The drug Read more »

Krokodil is a synthetic drug that was first created in Russia and is very similar in its effects to heroin. However, the effects do not last very long and begin to wear off after about an hour and a half. Krokodil is extremely addictive, perhaps even more so than true heroin. Users may be hooked Read more »