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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Discussion on drug abuse in South Central Massachusetts scheduled for Tuesday in Webster
Since the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman in early February, the national spotlight on heroin and opioid drug abuse has grown hotter. Locally, state and local officials are talking openly about addiction in communities where residents and law …
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Community Forum On Opiate Drug Abuse/Prevention Tuesday
Community Forum on Opiate Drug Abuse and Prevention with Bobby Sand Tuesday, April 8th, 6 PM at the Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock,VT Together with the Norman Williams Public Library, the Ottauquechee Health Foundation (OHF), invites you to a …
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Continuing the effort against drug abuse in Ohio
Drugs, particularly substances like heroin, cocaine and prescriptions, are causing big problems for Ohio's families and high costs on the state's taxpayers. In fact, costs to Ohio taxpayers caused by addiction range upward of $ 3.5 billion each year …
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