Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Practicing Medicine Under False Pretenses
Illegal drugs and prescription drugs that are widely sold on the black market for recreational purposes are known as “controlled substances” because they are subject to the tightest legal controls regarding their use in clinical practice. Schedule I controlled substances have no legally accepted medical uses at all and are always illegal. The others… Read More »
Could Meg’s Law Be The Solution To Florida’s Nitrous Oxide Crisis?
Whether an object is an item of drug paraphernalia or a harmless implement is often a matter of perspective. You can use a small spoon to snort cocaine or heat heroin, if you are so inclined, but the more obvious use for it is to stir coffee or eat ice cream. Yes, there are… Read More »
Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Charges Can Have Serious Consequences
Not every encounter with the police leads to a criminal conviction. Criminal trials account for only a small proportion of cases, but the statistics that say that about six percent of criminal cases go to trial, while 94 percent end with guilty pleas, do not tell the whole story. There are also cases where… Read More »
Olympic Medalist Faces Charges For Dangerous Excessive Speeding
The people who come to Florida looking for a slow pace of life tend to be retirees who settle in seniors only housing developments where it’s all fun and boring games of shuffleboard until an alligator picks off your pet dog as you take it for a walk beside a meandering river. Everyone else… Read More »
