Bangor Area Law Enforcement Leaders Tell Business Group Drug Abuse Is Driving Crime

Bangor area law enforcement leaders tell business group drug abuse is driving crime
BANGOR, Maine — Police Chief Mark Hathaway told Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce members that he knows many of the people committing crimes in the city are using and abusing drugs, but he wanted data to back up his theory. Three months ago …
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War against prescription drug abuse may have fueled heroin use
Heroin, the quality of which has increased, is much cheaper than prescription opiates. “State and federal officials have pressed their campaign against prescription drug abuse with urgency, trying to contain a scourge that kills more than 16,000 people …
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Coroner says Lancaster County is dealing with growing prescription drug abuse …
The Lancaster County Coroner says the county is dealing with a growing prescription drug abuse problem. He says in 2013 Lancaster County reported 47 prescription drug –related deaths. Dr. Stephen Diamantoni is the Lancaster County Coroner and a …
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