Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime

Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime
In a survey released today by the Pew Research Center, 87 percent of people characterized drug abuse is either a “crisis” or a “serious problem” in the U.S. That number hasn’t changed much in nearly twenty years. What has changed is how Americans are …
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Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse on the Rise
The growing alarm to drug abuse is nothing new, but as the number of deaths rise in Fairfield County, Norwalk officials are warning the community of what has become not only a state-wide epidemic, but a local emergency. State-wide drug-related deaths have …
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Youths attend drug abuse forum
Members of the Rise Above Colorado team held a forum Wednesday night to discuss the dangers of prescription drug abuse and how to take steps to prevent abuse or help someone in need. The forum was held in front of about 20 children and a peppering of …
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Broward County judge in rehab after relapse
A BROWARD COUNTY JUDGE IS ON LONG-TERM PERSONAL LEAVE AFTER HAVING SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS OF HER OWN WHILE ON THE BENCH. TODAY BROWARD A CHIEF JUDGE CON FURLED TO BOB NORMAN THAT THE JUDGE …
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Keep up drug abuse coverage, Bridgewater Scout urges Enterprise
BRIDGEWATER – For a 12-year-old who has overcome years of a speech-inhibiting medical condition, Steven Anderson has no problem communicating his views on the impact of illegal drug use. The fifth-grader at Williams Intermediate School in …
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