WARSAW — Police have arrested a Syracuse resident on preliminary charges of dealing a schedule I, II or III controlled substance. Charges were filed Oct. 20 against Samantha Deanne Evett, 201 E. Greenhaus Drive, Syracuse. According to court documents around May 13, Evett sold 20 Adderall pills, a total of 5.1 grams, to an individual who met with her in …read more.

According to the Indiana Youth Institute, prescription drug abuse is growing among Indiana teenagers. The organization says the number of high school seniors who admitted to having abused prescription drugs nearly doubled in 2014 to 13.5 percent, up from 6.9 percent in 2013. The report also states teens as young as 13 are abusing prescription drugs. …read more.