Category Archives: Drugs

What Factors Led New Hampshire to Be Ground Zero for the Opioid Crisis?

It’s a well-known figure that New Hampshire has the second-highest per capita drug overdose deaths in the United States, right behind West Virginia. The state also has the highest rate of fentanyl-related overdose deaths per capita, leading researchers, health care providers, … Continue reading

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Bikers – Drugs – Arrests…

CONCORD, NH — The U.S. District Court unsealed federal criminal complaints today which led to the arrest of four New Hampshire men – two bikers – on drug charges, according Acting-U.S. Attorney John J. Farley. | More… Tony Schinella | … Continue reading

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Suspected Fentanyl dealer in NH sentenced to 8-years in prison

CONCORD — An Ossipee man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to possess Fentanyl with the intent to distribute. Court documents and statements made in court revealed that Jeffrey Lamarche, 39 of … Continue reading

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NH House passes marijuana decriminalization bill

Legislation decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana in New Hampshire is on its way to Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk, and he is expected to sign it into law. The House on Thursday voted to concur with a change in … Continue reading

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Howie Carr: Lawrence illegal immigrants swept up in raid prove Sununu, LePage right

Where do New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu and Maine Gov. Paul LePage go to get their apologies from the Democrat hacks and the fake-news media who were so recently blasting them as xenophobes and nativists for pointing the finger at … Continue reading

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Conference explores role of science in opioid crisis

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s disproportionately high rate of opioid overdoses is the result of prescription practices, underfunded and scarce treatment options and the state’s proximity to the drug supply chain, Dartmouth College researchers said Tuesday. The rate of … Continue reading

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Does the Boston Globe Owe Gov. Sununu an Apology?

Gov. Sununu fingered Lawrence Mass. as a source of Drug flow into New Hampshire. The Boston Globe got offended. Turns out Sununu was right. Authorities said the drug operation was “one of the largest fentanyl trafficking organizations ever seen in … Continue reading

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New Hampshire man arrested in Wareham with 3 pounds of marijuana

WAREHAM – Police arrested a New Hampshire man with three pounds of marijuana Monday night on a charge of possession of a class D substance (marijuana) with intent to distribute. Police said patrol officers responded to Pond Edge Trail in … Continue reading

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Legalized marijuana made Colorado resort town new pot Mecca…for the homeless!

The last time we checked in on Colorado after it legalized marijuana, the intoxicant was raking in $1.3 billion worth of sales for the state. Yet, as predicted, there have been some unintended consequences of decriminalizing recreational marijuana use. Recently, … Continue reading

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Man pleads guilty to role in fentanyl overdose death

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty in New Hampshire federal court to selling fentanyl to a Maine woman who died from an overdose. The U.S. attorney’s office says 23-year-old Dennis Higgins, formerly of Hudson, New Hampshire More… … Continue reading

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