Articles tagged: heroin
Detroit Free Press: 'Black shadow' heroin could be responsible for increase in southeast Michigan overdoses
Posted: Jun 13, 2013A toxic heroin mix called "black shadow" appears to be causing a rise in heroin deaths around southeast Michigan, according to a report in the Detroit Free Press. Read more »
Police confirm 2nd Washtenaw County death stemming from last week's heroin overdoses
Posted: Jun 12, 2013Second death confirmed in string of heroin overdoses last week in Washtenaw County. Read more »
1 dead after 8 heroin overdoses around Washtenaw County in 2 days
Posted: Jun 11, 2013A 27-year-old Saline man died last week during one of eight heroin overdoses in Washtenaw County during a two-day span, according to police and medical officials. Read more »
Ann Arbor man sentenced to 5-10 years in prison for supplying fatal heroin dose
Posted: Oct 02, 2012A Washtenaw County courtroom was packed Tuesday with Nick Belanger's family members, friends and hockey players he coached when Brendan Lathrop was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison for providing Belanger with a fatal dose of heroin. Read more »
Ann Arbor man admits to giving former hockey coach heroin that caused fatal overdose
Posted: Sep 07, 2012Brendan Lathrop will serve between five and 10 years in prison after he admitted giving his friend Nicholas Belanger, a former high school hockey coach, the heroin that caused a fatal overdose. Lathrop, 23, pleaded ... Read more »
Motion filed to release medical records of hockey coach who died from heroin overdose
Posted: Jul 24, 2012A court hearing Tuesday in the case against an Ann Arbor man accused of providing the heroin that killed a high school hockey coach in January could result in the deceased man's medical records being ... Read more »
The silent epidemic: How heroin is infiltrating Washtenaw County
Posted: Jul 09, 2012Washtenaw County recently saw an 80 percent increase in heroin-related arrests, a 375 percent increase in heroin sales and manufacturing offenses. Last year, the drug was involved in 30 percent of all drug overdose deaths in the county. Read more »
JoAnna's story: How heroin almost killed her and still tries to steal her soul
Posted: Jul 08, 2012JoAnna has been to hell and back, and she's determined not to make the journey again. The first trip almost killed her. Along the way, she lost her mother, succumbed to prostitution, worked as a thief, went to jail and tried to kill herself. Read more »
Officials: Prescription drug abusers in Washtenaw County younger than ever
Posted: Jun 01, 2012The Washtenaw County health community is beginning to address a growing public health concern that’s affecting people at a younger age than ever before: prescription drug abuse. Read more »
Ann Arbor man faces life in prison for allegedly providing heroin that caused coach's death
Posted: May 19, 2012A 22-year-old Ann Arbor man faces life in prison for allegedly supplying the heroin that led to the overdose death of a Father Gabriel Richard High School hockey coach. Brendan Lathrop is charged with delivery ... Read more »
Man accused of providing heroin in woman's fatal overdose pleads guilty to drug charge
Posted: May 03, 2012A man accused of providing the heroin that caused a 23-year-old woman's fatal overdose accepted a plea deal dismissing a criminal charge in her death. Read more »
Man charged with providing heroin that caused overdose death returns to court next week
Posted: Apr 18, 2012The Pittsfield Township man accused of supplying the heroin that caused a 23-year-old woman to die in August will return to court next week for a preliminary exam. Raymond Bowman, 22, is charged with one ... Read more »
COLUMN: Heroin - the evil scourge of the illegal drug world
Posted: Sep 15, 2011If there is a more evil substance than heroin, I cannot think of what it is. Perhaps there are even more addictive substances (e.g. crack, methamphetamines and alcohol to name some possibilities), but I doubt ... Read more »
Pittsfield Township police arrest man with heroin on his passenger seat
Posted: Sep 21, 2010Pittsfield Township police say a man who had 12 grams of heroin and $1,300 cash in his car ran from officers when he was approached in Evergreen Apartments. Officers say the man appeared to be ... Read more »
Heroin addicts suspected in western Washtenaw County burglaries
Posted: May 20, 2010Western Washtenaw County is currently experiencing a rash of home invasions. Many of them are happening in rural areas during the day, where neighbors are spread out and police response time is delayed because of ... Read more »
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