DEA warns increased Adderall use could represent the next opioid crisis as 1 in 4 American teens abuse the drug
Officials have warned that the rise in Adderall prescriptions could be a sign of a future opioid-like epidemic. daily mail. The head of the Drug Enforcement Agency said the surge in new prescriptions could pose a high risk of abuse, similar to the opioid crisis. For medicine, long list of serious side effects, anxiety, seizures, […]
New York ‘in play’ for Trump due to Alvin Bragg’s ‘abuse’ of justice, Lee Zeldin says
Former New York Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin said his historically strong blue state of New York is up for grabs for presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump in the general election. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s handling of Trump’s criminal hush money case is helping Trump in New York City, according to Zeldin. By the former […]
Texas set to be fined $100,000 per day after failing to investigate allegations of abuse in foster care system
A federal judge has fined Texas $100,000 a day for routinely failing to properly investigate allegations of abuse and neglect by children in the state’s troubled foster care system. . U.S. District Judge Janice Graham Jack in Corpus Christi ruled Monday that the Texas Department of Health and Human Services was flouting the agency’s order […]
Atlantic City mayor Marty Small and wife accused of physical and emotional abuse of teen daughter
The mayor of Atlantic City and his wife have been charged with abuse after allegedly beating their teenage daughter unconscious with a broom, according to reports. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed Monday that Mayor Marty Small Sr., 50, and his wife, La Quetta, 47, have been charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of a […]
Family of 5-year-old who died from horrific abuse says state officials returned her to her mother after previous neglect
family of 5 year old People who died from severe neglect is furious with state officials for returning the girl to her mother after an earlier child abuse incident. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said they were called to a mobile home park on Tuesday around 5:15 p.m. for a report of an unresponsive child. […]
Border Patrol sector apprehends more than 50 sex offenders with child abuse convictions
The U.S. Border Patrol’s Del Rio Division arrested 54 They have been convicting sex offenders since October 2023, Chief Patrol Agent Robert Danley said in a post on X Wednesday. The post revealed that more than 50 of those arrested had been convicted of sex crimes against children. “Since October 1, 2023, Del Rio Area […]
Iowa teacher, Amanda Delzell fired for reporting abuse of autistic student
A popular Iowa teacher was fired Monday following an investigation that used surveillance cameras to alert fellow educators who were suspected of abusing a nonverbal autistic student. The Urbandale School Board voted 4-1 to terminate the contract of Webster Elementary School teacher Amanda Delzell, who has been on paid leave for several months. According to […]
Ex-employee describes sex abuse, retaliation at NH youth detention facility
A woman who worked at a New Hampshire youth detention center 30 years ago testified Wednesday that when she reported suspected abuse, supervisors and staff were dismissive at best and threatening at worst. Karen LeMoyne was the first witness in the first trial to hold the state responsible for child abuse at the Sununu Youth […]
DeSantis signs 5 laws cracking down on sexual predators, ability to abuse or ‘groom’ kids over the internet
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed several bills aimed at cracking down on the ability of sexual predators to “groom” children and lure potential victims over the internet. This bill also strengthens law enforcement’s ability to combat and punish these predators and child molesters. “In Florida, we stand for the well-being and innocence of […]
Hundreds accuse MA doctor of sexual abuse, inappropriate examinations
More than 10 years ago, Christine Fritz was suffering from spinal pain and her doctor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston recommended that she see a rheumatologist. For the 37-year-old New Hampshire woman, her visit with Dr. Derrick Todd started out normally. But as Todd told her more, he began to aggressively grope her […]