Many college students use financial aid to help pay for school in North Carolina, and many of them also experiment with drugs and alcohol while there. While a drug charge or conviction has the potential to lead to criminal consequences and repercussions from your...
Drug Charges
What is the North Carolina G.S. 90-96 program?
Drug charges can have an adverse impact on your teen or college-aged student’s future. If your student faces drug crime charges, you may wonder what you can do to prevent a conviction and, in the process, protect his or her continued enrollment at school, future job...
The justice system’s mishandling of the opioid crisis
Some professionals say that the opioid crisis in North Carolina and around the United States has partially been caused by the justice system's mishandling of addicts during and after incarceration. Proponents of rehabilitation for those convicted of drug crimes say...
Addiction, teens and crime
Many young people in North Carolina struggle with addiction. That's true in states across the country. However, it's important to understand that addiction in and of itself is not a crime. People may do many things they regret in the pursuit of their drug of choice....
Protecting students from the effects of the opioid crisis
The opioid crisis is a national emergency. Across North Carolina and the rest of the country, opioid addiction is costing people their health, jobs and even lives. Whether it is a prescription drug like oxycodone or an illicit substance like heroin, opioids have high...
What parents and teens should know about marijuana use
Teens around the country may be less likely to use marijuana in states where its recreational use is allowed by law, although it is not yet legal in North Carolina. This is according to a study that was published in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers believe that this may...
How high potency marijuana impacts mental health
It isn't uncommon for individuals in North Carolina and throughout the country to use cannabis. However, research suggests that using this substance can have an adverse impact on your mental health. The type of cannabis that you use as well as how often you use it...
What college students should know about drug crimes
If a North Carolina college student is caught using, selling or possessing drugs while on the college campus, the consequences can be vastly different than if they were caught on the street. Private schools are less likely to prosecute students for drug-related...
What you should know if you are facing drug trafficking charges
You may feel that selling opioids and other synthetic drugs in Wilmington is a good gig for you to have. However, if you have not yet learned how unlawful the activity is, you may not realize how much you stand to lose. The law takes a strict stance against alleged...
5 college crimes (and how they can derail your child’s life)
Think back to when you were a teenager. You might shudder to think about what you wore, how you talked and what kinds of things you liked to do with your friends. Now imagine being judged by those same decisions well into adulthood. Under most circumstances, it...


