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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Drug abuse forum organized in Claremont, NH
CLAREMONT, N.H. (AP) — Law enforcement, community prevention and public health officials are getting together to hold a forum addressing drug abuse in Claremont, N.H. The forum is scheduled for Tuesday, April 29, at the Common Man Restaurant …
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Carol Falkowski: Addressing drug abuse before it happens
These days, getting high is as prevalent as ever and Minnesotans are losing their lives and limbs because of it. Some may be addicts and others first-time users. Whether it is young people in Mankato dying as the result of using lethal synthetic …
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Drug Take Back Day planned for April 26
The MARMET Drug Task Force, Marion City Police Department, Marion County Sheriff's Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration are joining forces April 26 to give the public its eighth opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by …
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Two Bowdoin students resign over drug sales
Hood said Friday that Bowdoin's own survey of drug use among its students suggests that Adderall is not a concern, although he didn't provide an estimate for how many of the school's 1,800 students may use it. “Twelve students, to me, does not indicate …
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