By Felisa Cardona

Published February 28, 2011

By Aaron Marshall, The Plain Dealer

Published February 28, 2011

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — In the grand experiment known as the American democratic system, jury selections are designed to bring together a wide cross-section of any community.

As Scioto County Prosecutor Mark Kuhn kicked off the process of selecting a jury for a drug-related murder trial last year, he asked those selected randomly to raise their hands if someone in their family or in a friend’s family had a drug problem.

One by one, all 31 potential jurors stuck their hands in the air.

Even for a seasoned prosecutor who has seen thousands of drug cases come through the Scioto County system in his six years on the job, it was a stunning verdict about the depth of the drug problem in the county.

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By Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel

Published February 28, 2011

By Keith Moon

 Published February 28, 2011

ARDMORE, OK – New statistics from the State of Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics show a rise in drug deaths across the state, but the culprits aren’t what you might think.

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By Amy Isackson

February 24, 2011

U.S. border officials say the amount of methamphetamine seized at San Diego border crossings jumped 48 percent in fiscal 2010 compared with the previous year.

Officials say the amount of methamphetamine they caught between the ports of entry also shot up, by 28 percent.

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