News Concerning Drug Issues in Iowa

  • Iowa City stores popular spot for teens to buy synthetic drugs
    Iowa City is quickly becoming a top supplier of synthetic drugs to juveniles from across Eastern Iowa, according to police. ?We?re having carloads of juveniles showing up from Burlington or Fort Madison at two, three in the morning, coming here to buy (synthetic drugs),? said Iowa City polic Sgt. Paul Batcheller. Legal synthetic substances are [...]
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  • Iowa group protests synthetic drugs on 4/20
    A local group is advocating for the banning of synthetic drugs, many of which are currently legal in Iowa. Iowans Against Synthetic, a local group created to increase public awareness of the dangers of synthetic drug use, held its first protest outside the Den, 123 E. Washington St., on April 20.
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  • Iowa City Emerging As Top Area Provider Of Synthetic Drugs
    IOWA CITY, Iowa - Iowa City is quickly becoming a top supplier of synthetic drugs to kids from all across Eastern Iowa, according to police.
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  • Documents: Drunk driver hit Sioux City motorcyclist, then tree
    SIOUX CITY | A Le Mars, Iowa, man ran a stop sign and hit a motorcycle while driving drunk in Sioux City, a police report says.
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  • Iowa City man charged with eluding police
    Police said an Iowa City man was driving at twice the posted speed limit while under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
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  • Iowa man pleads guilty to SD kidnapping charges
    An Iowa man accused of kidnapping people he falsely accused of stealing drugs has pleaded guilty in South Dakota.
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  • Eastern Iowa law enforcement take back prescription drugs
    Many Eastern Iowa law enforcement agencies joined forces Saturday for National Drug Take Back Day.
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  • Drug arrests rising at Iowa State
    During the past five years, Iowa State has seen an increase in an illegal activity which has more than doubled.
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  • Cops raid house for drugs, find snakes
    Police looking for drugs found python snakes during a raid at a house in Iowa.
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  • Three teens hospitalized after synthetic drug use
    Three teenage boys from Des Moines were hospitalized Saturday in separate incidents after they apparently smoked synthetic drugs.
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