Cocaine Addiction & Crime in the News: Weekly Round-Up July 16

Florida Greyhounds Test Positive for Cocaine

Trainers Amy Willis and Gerald Rhodes, who race greyhounds at Orange Park Kennel Club, had to surrender their dogs and face fines up to $1,000 for having dogs that tested positive for small amounts of cocaine.  Additionally, Willis and Rhodes may have their licenses suspended or revoked.  
 
Maine Methadone Clinic Owner Arrested for Possession of Cocaine
 
Angel Fuller-McMahan, owner of Turning Tide substance abuse clinic in Rockland, was found with approximately $2,500 worth of cocaine in her clothing.  Fuller-McMahan, who is from Owls Head, was caught by police while conducting a drug deal near her clinic. 
 
The Turning Tide clinic opened two years ago and offers drug addiction counseling and medication-assisted recovery – methadone - for opiate addicts.   
 
Knox County authorities are concerned about growing prescription drug and cocaine abuse within the community.   
 
ESPN Analyst Green Admits To Using Cocaine
 
Jeremy Green, former Browns director of pro personnel and son of former NFL coach Dennis Green, was charged with possession of narcotics, drug paraphernalia, and child pornography.  Green has been employed by ESPN for five years and was arrested near their Bristol offices in Southington, Connecticut. 
 
Mexican Couple Attempted to Smuggle $1.2 million Worth of Cocaine in U.S.
 
Last Wednesday, federal officials arrested a couple in San Diego and charged them with attempting to bring 125 pounds of cocaine worth $1.2 million across the border.  
 
OK Bureau of Narcotics Warn Parents of Binaural Sound 
 
Binaural sound, which can have a significant impact on brain waves, have historically been used for their positive effect on reducing anxiety and pain.   Now, Oklahoma officials are saying kids are using binaural sound to get high. Calling it "i-dosing," officials claim that "digital dealers" are selling children the aural equivalent of crack.
?Mark Woodward, the spokesmen for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs believes, "Kids are going to flock to these sites just to see what it is about and it can lead them to other places."??He goes on to say that he believes the "digital drugs" will be a gateway to harder drugs.  OK public schools are working on ways to combat these “cyberdrugs” and will soon kick off a “cyberwar on cyberdrugs.”
 
Wisconsin Man Faces Prison Time for Selling Cookie Dough 
 
A Montello, WI, man charged with selling $500 worth of cocaine and $180 worth of crack cocaine later admitted that the crack was actually cookie dough.  Over a three month period, 26-year-old Guadalupe M. Garza, Jr., made multiple drug deals with county investigators.