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• Elderly man caught with 21-pound bag of marijuana chaff in Pasadena

  Published On: 06-11-2018 in Category: Addiction, marijuana, substance abuse

  

  Responding to an anonymous tip-off, the Pasadena police recently arrested an elderly man for carrying a large plastic bag of marijuana chaff weighing nearly 21 pounds. According to officers, 64-year-old James Miles of Pasadena found the bag near an unlocked trash receptacle behind a dispensary. The bag contained the non-sellable waste products of cannabis plant, […]

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• Pasadena police hold DUI awareness drive

  Published On: 02-05-2018 in Category: Alcohol

  

  Officers of the Pasadena Police Department (PPD) on Jan. 26, 2018, held a “Know Your Limit” program in the city’s entertainment district to spread awareness about driving under the influence (DUI) among patrons flocking clubs and bars in the area. Individuals were asked to guess their blood alcohol content (BAC) levels and questioned if they […]

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• Pasadena man gets 10-year prison term for DUI crash

  Published On: 11-16-2017 in Category: alcohol addiction

  

  A 27-year-old Pasadena man on Oct. 30, 2017 was sentenced to 10 years in state prison on charges of gross vehicular manslaughter involving a DUI-related car crash, which killed an infant on the Pasadena Freeway in Elysian Park in November 2016. According to Ricardo Santiago of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, in August […]

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• Pasadena police seize considerable amount of methamphetamines

  Published On: 09-01-2017 in Category: illegal drug, methamphetamine, substance abuse

  

  While executing a search warrant on July 14, 2017, officers of Pasadena Police Department’s Special Enforcement Section (SES), seized a huge amount of methamphetamine from a house in the 1300 block of North El Molino Avenue and arrested two men on drug-related charges. Additionally, the officers also discovered a loaded firearm and considerable amount of […]

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• Man suffers severe burns in honey oil lab explosion in Pasadena

  Published On: 06-02-2017 in Category: Addiction, Addiction Treatment, marijuana

  

  An explosion, which took place recently in the back shed of a home in the 1900 block of E. Washington Boulevard in Pasadena, has been confirmed as a drug lab fire by investigating authorities. The authorities said that a young man in his twenties suffered high-degree burns on his arms and face and was hospitalized […]

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• Summer Olympics lightweight boxing champion faces DUI charges in Pasadena

  Published On: 04-18-2017 in Category: alcohol addiction, Alcoholism, DUI

  

  Boxer Oscar De La Hoya of Mexican origin, who represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics winning a gold medal in the lightweight division, was recently arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol in Pasadena. Law enforcement authorities said that the 43-year-old boxer was arrested for speeding in a Land Rover […]

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• Painkillers stolen at Pasadena pharmacy

  Published On: 03-08-2017 in Category: Prescription Drug Abuse, substance abuse

  

  Misuse, abuse and overdose of prescription medications are considered as a national epidemic in the United States, with California, one of the most populated states in the country, being significantly ravaged by the consequences of the ongoing crisis. From the affluent suburbs to the desert towns, doctors across the state are struggling to deal with […]

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• Drunk Pasadena driver kills motorcyclist on the New Year’s Day

  Published On: 01-19-2017 in Category: alcohol addiction, Alcoholism, drunk driving, DUI

  

  Drinking is so inherent in the contemporary American culture that it has become more socially acceptable in the country than the rest of the popular drugs, such as tobacco or marijuana. Even in Los Angeles County, excessive alcohol consumption is associated with a growing number of premature deaths and disability, causing, apart from intentional and […]

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  Published On: 12-14-2016 in Category: Alcohol, alcohol addiction, Alcoholism, drunk driving, DUI

  

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• Two Pasadena men arrested on drug charges

  Published On: 11-17-2016 in Category: Addiction, Drug Abuse, illegal drug, substance abuse

  

  The size of the illegal drug market in the United States is growing rapidly, with drug users spending approximately $100 billion annually on drugs such as cocaine, heroin, marijuana or meth. Thousands of people have been found smuggling narcotics across the borders in America. In early September this year, two Pasadena men were arrested by […]

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