What happens at a Jewish funeral?

Judaism offers rules and guidance about how to bury the dead, how to mourn and how to support families through their ...
WSOC-TV

What NC lawmakers are doing after reports of people getting high on embalming fluid

CHARLOTTE — People are using embalming fluid to get high, which could lead to dangerous and deadly situations. North Carolina lawmakers are pushing to regulate its use, and local funeral homes are ...
Billings Gazette

Drug users turn to cigarettes dipped in embalming fluid for a new high

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Embalming fluid is becoming an increasingly popular drug for users looking for a new and different high — one that often comes with violent and psychotic side effects. Users — ...
WRAL

Push for dangerous embalming fluid to be made a controlled substance

A bill is currently in the General Assembly to make embalming fluid a controlled substance. WRAL News spoke to one parent who said her son was so high, he nearly killed her. (CORRECTION: Garnes & ...
Yahoo

I overcame my fear of death — by becoming a funeral director and embalming bodies: ‘It’s my forte’

A woman became a funeral director to overcome her fear of dying and says death has taught her to stop comparing herself to others. Melissa Schmidt, 34, used to get “tunnel vision” at the idea of dying ...
Nature

Cadaveric Anatomy and Embalming Techniques

The comprehensive study of cadaveric anatomy and embalming techniques underpins critical advancements in medical education, surgical training, forensic investigations and biomechanics research.
The Times of Northwest Indiana

UPDATE: Father accused of tossing baby 'like a rag doll' allegedly has history of smoking pot dipped in embalming fluid

GARY — A man allegedly threw his young son 10 feet into the air “like a rag doll,” witnesses said, letting the child's head hit the ground at a gas station. The 7-month-old is in critical condition ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Burlington funeral home, employee fined in embalming case

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) -- A Burlington funeral home and one of its employees have been fined by the state for embalming a body before getting the family's permission. The Iowa Board of Mortuary Science ...