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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Two couples two cases of drug abuse
By Don Reid. [email protected]. COLDWATER — Two couples face meth charges after an investigation last month by Michigan State Police Trooper Keegan Riley. Erica Lowe, 32 and boyfriend Andrew Miller, 27 of Quincy are charged with possession of meth …
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Health, government officials seek solutions on drug addiction
TWO SEPARATE EVENTS FOCUSING ON DRUG ABUSE WERE HELD TODAY. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS SOME OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF ADDICTION IN THE UNITED STATES. THOSE CLOSE TO THE ISSUE SAY THERE …
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