In Massachusetts, officers have tools to work with when suspecting a driver of DUI. If you are the driver pulled over, what tests should you anticipate? You may think of breath tests or even blood tests first. But these are not the first in the officer's arsenal....
Fentanyl use in Massachusetts
In 2017, almost 2,000 people in Massachusetts died from an overdose of opioids. Where toxicology screens were available, 83% demonstrated the involvement of fentanyl specifically in the overdose death. Citing official and reputable sources at the state and national...
Drug-induced homicide and Good Samaritan laws
It is a common sentiment among the general population that adults who choose to use drugs put themselves at risk for all possible side-effects, the most severe of which is an overdose. However, more and more, state lawmakers beg to differ. For addicts and their loved...