Zachary A SiegelinGEN‘Heroin Was My Life Preserver’Why teenagers across the country are finding love in heroinDec 11, 201817Dec 11, 201817
Zachary A SiegelinIN JUSTICE TODAYPublic Defender Foils Prosecutor’s Murder Charge in Drug OverdoseOn April 9, a Florida public defender persuaded a judge to drop a first-degree murder case against his client related to a fentanyl…Apr 19, 2018Apr 19, 2018
Zachary A SiegelinIN JUSTICE TODAYIn an Upstate New York Community Wracked by Overdoses, Prosecutor Pursues Users in Homicides CasesIn August 2017, 29-year-old Richard Gaworecki of Union, New York trembled as a Johnson City Village Court judge read charges that included…Mar 23, 20182Mar 23, 20182
Zachary A SiegelinIN JUSTICE TODAYActivists Fed Up with New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Silence on Safe Injection SitesLocal activists are set to gather at New York’s City Hall today, urging Mayor Bill de Blasio to end his silence on the idea of the city…Feb 27, 20182Feb 27, 20182
Zachary A SiegelinIN JUSTICE TODAYThe Biggest Winners in Trump Budget: The DEA and the War on DrugsPresident Trump’s 2019 budget proposal, released Monday, requests nearly $30 billion for drug control. The majority of that funding is…Feb 15, 20181Feb 15, 20181
Zachary A SiegelinIN JUSTICE TODAYPennsylvania Man Dies In Jail After Guards Allegedly Ignored His Opioid Withdrawal SymptomsFrederick Adami, a 52-year-old resident of Morrisville, Pennsylvania, died from apparent opioid withdrawal early in the morning on Sunday…Feb 5, 20182Feb 5, 20182
Zachary A SiegelinIN JUSTICE TODAYAfter New York Sues Opioid Manufacturers, Drug Policy Experts Warn That Legal Action Won’t Save…New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear filed lawsuits last week against several pharmaceutical…Jan 29, 20181Jan 29, 20181
Zachary A SiegelinIN JUSTICE TODAYDeath by Prosecution: Was There a Bigger Player in Drug Case Involving Man Who Killed Himself After…Caleb Smith was an overwhelmed but idealistic 26-year-old with a master’s degree in biomedical science, studying for medical school…Jan 22, 20182Jan 22, 20182
Zachary A SiegelinIN JUSTICE TODAYAmid Opioid Crisis, Pennsylvania District Attorneys Advocate for War on DrugsOverdoses on fentanyl, an uber-potent synthetic opioid, are the main driver of the opioid crisis: deaths related to the drug more than…Dec 20, 20175Dec 20, 20175
Zachary A SiegelinIN JUSTICE TODAY‘You Want to Get Them While the Teardrops are Warm’: Prosecutors Swap Strategies for Turning…Ocean County New Jersey Prosecutor Joseph Coronato said the best way to prosecute a drug overdose as a homicide is to find a witness close…Nov 21, 20171Nov 21, 20171