Oct 15 - By Ben Leubsdorf, Associated Press Writer
A woman with bipolar disorder "forfeited" her right to be a mother when she served her children drugged hot chocolate before setting the house on fire, a judge said Thursday as he sentenced her to six to 20 years in prison.
Oct 6 - By Denise Lavoie, AP Legal Affairs Writer
A woman accused with her husband of giving their 4-year-old daughter a fatal overdose of prescription drugs is asking a judge to bar testimony about her alleged history of getting more pills than prescribed for the girl.
May 12 - By Associated Press
A judge in Michigan has decided that a woman accused of drugging her children and setting her house on fire has regained her mental competency and should stand trial.
Feb 23 - By Denise Lavoie, AP Legal Affairs Writer
Evidence shows parents accused of killing their 4-year-old daughter with an overdose of prescription medication should be tried for first-degree murder, not less-severe charges, the Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled Monday.
Oct 30 - By Denise Lavoie, AP Legal Affairs Writer
A woman accused with her husband of giving their 4-year-old daughter a fatal overdose of prescription drugs will be released from jail as she awaits trial, a judge ruled Thursday.
Jun 9 - By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press Writer
At prosecutors' request, a judge on Monday dismissed the case against a man who was accused of slipping a date-rape drug into the drink of former Olympic ice dancer Oksana "Pasha" Grishuk.
May 23 - By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press Writer
Authorities on Friday searched for a man charged with giving a date-rape drug to former Olympic ice dancing gold medalist Oksana "Pasha" Grishuk.
Apr 23 - By Associated Press
A man who had a business meeting with former Olympic ice dancer Pasha Grishuk is being looked at in the investigation of an apparent attempt to drug her, authorities said Wednesday.

Apr 22 - By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press Writer
Former Olympic ice dancer Pasha Grishuk was drugged with the so-called date-rape drug GHB during a business meeting at a Southern California resort hotel but she was able to seek help after spotting a pill in her drink, a sheriff's spokesman said Tuesday.
Mar 25 - By Associated Press
The musty smell of a man's money led to his arrest on possible drug charges. The 21-year-old Sturgeon Bay man tried to deposit money smelling of marijuana at a bank here last week, according to a Sturgeon Bay police report obtained by the Door County Advocate.
Jan 29 - By Associated Press
Two immigrants have settled a federal lawsuit in which they claimed they were forcibly drugged during failed efforts by U.S. authorities to deport them.
Jan 23 - By Associated Press
A man accused of drugging his 9-year-old daughter with cold medicine so he could meet his mistress has pleaded guilty to endangerment for leaving the girl and her younger sister alone at night.
Jan 11 - By Peter Prengaman, STF
U.S. immigration agents must not sedate deportees without a judge's permission, according to a policy change issued this week.
Oct 15 - By Associated Press
Charges have been filed against a northeast Iowa woman accused of doctoring a salsa dip with her prescription drug that made another person ill.

Oct 10 - By Associated Press
Indonesian immigrant Raymond Soeoth says he was awaiting deportation when four officers stormed into his holding cell, wrestled his pants off and pinned him down for an injection of anti-psychotic drugs.
Sep 28 - By Associated Press
A mother charged with killing her 4-year-old daughter with an overdose of prescription drugs now believes her daughter was probably misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder, she said in her first interview since her arrest.

Mar 27 - By Denise Lavoie, AP Legal Affairs Writer
Parents accused of killing their 4-year-old daughter with an overdose of prescription drugs had concocted symptoms of mental illnesses to qualify the girl for government benefits, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Michael and Carolyn Riley pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges Tuesday and were ordered to remain in custody without bail.

Mar 23 - By Denise Lavoie, AP Legal Affairs Writer
In the final months of Rebecca Riley's life, a school nurse said the little girl was so weak she was like a "floppy doll." The preschool principal had to help Rebecca off the bus because the 4-year-old was shaking so badly. And a pharmacist complained that Rebecca's mother kept coming up with excuses for why her daughter needed more and more medication. None of their concerns was enough to save Rebecca.