Drug Crimes

Controlled substances are drugs under the legal control of the government due to their potential to cause addiction or other dangers. Every state has its own controlled substances act to outline what that state wants to do in regards to these drugs. The Illinois...

When you have a son or daughter who uses financial aid to attend college, you may want to make sure your child understands how he or she could lose access to that aid. If your college student receives a drug violation while using federal financial aid to pay for...

In all likelihood, you have never before run across the term “constructive possession.” This legal doctrine, however, could make the crucial difference between acquittal and conviction when you find yourself facing drug charges. Regardless of the specific charges...

Preventing drug addiction begins with learning how it starts. However, this is not an easy task. There are no clear answers as to why some people become addicted to substances while other people do not. What is known is how the drugs affect your brain and body and...

People often say that the first step towards overcoming a problem in your life is admitting that you have a problem. For many people who suffer from drug addiction, this first step is often difficult. You may think that you have control over your drug use or that you...

Criminal charges based on an alleged drug crime can threaten your future. If convicted, you might have your freedom stripped away from you, be hit with a massive fine, and be subjected to a criminal record that will haunt you for a significant period of time to come....

 In Illinois, drug charges are not a crime to be brushed under the rug. Illinois takes drug convictions very seriously. So much so, that a single drug crime conviction can completely upend one's life and permanently put a black mark on one's criminal record and,...

Drug charges are serious criminal charges that can result in serious penalties and consequences for accused individuals. Every accused individual facing drug charges needs to know how to defend themselves against whatever type of drug charges they are facing.   One...

Police investigatory probes across Illinois – and certainly spanning the Metro East region and East St. Louis area – center on broad-based subject matter. Law enforcers routinely zero in on alleged criminal wrongdoing ranging from violent crimes, weapons...

Many individuals across Illinois share a common challenge that routinely confronts them and limits their opportunities in important ways.That onus is persistent and seems to many adversely affected persons to be a permanent nemesis that will follow them and curtail...