Mitchell Calls for Mandatory Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients, Lawmakers

Mitchell calls for mandatory drug testing of welfare recipients, lawmakers

Filed under: Illinois Drug Abuse

Mitchell has filed legislation that would require substance abuse testing as a condition for filing nomination papers for the office of State Representative or State Senator. House Bill 174 would also require drug testing of welfare recipients. People …
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Drug database not set up in Wisconsin

Filed under: Illinois Drug Abuse

A law passed in 2009 required Wisconsin's 1,200 businesses that dispense frequently abused prescription drugs to collect details on who receives them. Details on who gets OxyContin, Vicodin, fentanyl and other controlled substances will be used to …
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When Nursing Home Abuse Turns Criminal

Filed under: Illinois Drug Abuse

The defendant in the case pled guilty to one felony related to the drug use. The judge then handed down the three year sentence. Observers note that this is one of the very few times that a nursing home employee faces significant criminal punishments …
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