Share Tweet I guess I shouldn’t be surprised when the Florida legislature screws something up … but I can’t help it. Last year the legislature passed a law that would add significant regulations for pain management clinics. The law would require state registration and inspection of pain clinics. It is a good idea, and now [...]
Entries from November 2nd, 2010
Florida Legislature Helps Pill Mills
November 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Criminal Defense
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Another Prescription Drug Tragedy
November 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Criminal Defense
Share Tweet If you pay attention at all to the prescription drug epidemic in the state of Florida, you can be left feeling extremely frustrated or just plain sad. Frustrated because there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight, or even a lessening of the problem. Sad, because of the price paid not necessarily [...]
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Drug Case? — Protect Your Driver’s License
November 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Criminal Defense
Share Tweet I talk to a number of people each month who are facing a drug charge — cocaine, marijuana, prescription medications. Sometimes, if they do not have a significant prior criminal record, the person says that he/she will just “plead” to the charge, take probation and a fine and be done with it because [...]
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Ask Your Attorney About Alternative Sentencing
November 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Criminal Defense, Uncategorized
Share Tweet If you are facing a jail sentence at the Pinellas County Jail, make sure your lawyer looks into the “Alternative Sentencing Unit“, which is run by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. If a person qualifies for “alternative sentencing” , they can get credit for a jail sentence WITHOUT ACTUALLY BEING IN JAIL! This [...]
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Prescription Meds. – Worst Ever Addiction Epidemic
November 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Criminal Defense
Share Tweet At least according to current Pinellas County Sheriff, Jim Coats. Sheriff Coats has been in law enforcement for over 40 years and says he has never seen a drug problem as bad as the current prescription medication mess. The Sheriff discussed the issues in a St. Petersburg Times article from 11/10/10. The article [...]
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Pinellas County Attorney Charged With Drug Trafficking!
November 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Criminal Defense
Share Tweet You might recall the story of Aaron Slavin, a Pinellas County criminal defense attorney who was arrested in July of this year. Law enforcement alleged that Mr. Slavin was trading legal services for prescription medication. Specifically, Mr. Slavin was arrested for accepting 251 individual 30 milligram pills of oxycodone to satisfy a debt [...]
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Prescription Drug Treatment not Available for Everyone
November 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Criminal Defense
Share Tweet At least once a week I get a call from a person who has a family member or a friend who desperately needs treatment for addiction to prescription medications. They call with questions: “Where should we go?”, “What will it cost?”, “What assistance is available?” Unfortunately, the answer is that unless you have [...]
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