Drug Charges

You probably never thought that your child would face drug charges, but you’ve found yourself dealing with that exact scenario. In this case, you want to do whatever you can to help them, but you’re not fully aware of how the charges could impact them. Any time a...

South Carolina drug offenses can cause all kinds of personal hardship. They can affect your employment or your enrollment in college. They could make you ineligible for professional licensing and damage your reputation. All too often, those facing drug charges plead...

You don't use any illegal drugs yourself. You've never even smoked marijuana. You barely drink, and that's legal at your age.  However, you live with roommates who are far more interested in these activities than you are. You know that they generally have illegal...

Many people picture career criminals and unemployed adults when they think about drug addiction. However, one of the most painful lessons from the opioid epidemic has been that addiction knows no age group, class or profession. People with chronic pain, a history or...

South Carolina is one of the few states that still doesn’t allow the medicinal use of cannabis -- and you think that’s ridiculous. You live in California where the drug is even legal for recreational use, and it hurts your heart that your brother, who lives in S.C.,...

With alcohol, once the effects of the drug wear off, it has generally left your system. If you wait 24 hours after drinking, for instance, you will likely not feel impaired at all, and your BAC would come back at 0.00%. How you feel directly relates to how much...

If police officers encounter you while you have drugs in your possession, they will arrest you and charge you with a crime. However, it can sometimes be difficult to prove who the drugs belong to in specific situations. For example, if the police find drugs in the...

If you are stopped by an officer or have your home searched as part of a drug investigation and drugs are found, then you will likely be charged. Normally, drug charges start with simple possession and move up to other kinds of charges, like charges for transporting...

When new drug laws are proposed, they are often done so with the idea that the new law will somehow eliminate (or greatly reduce) illicit drug use. In turn, people are led to believe, that will reduce drug crime, addictions and overdose deaths. But is this true? Do...

Many defendants charged with drug crimes don't plan to become addicted to drugs, yet they make some poor choices and end up in a deep, dark place that's hard to escape. If you've been charged with a drug crime, you may find it refreshing to learn about the existence...