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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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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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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Teen Drug Use Intervention Workshop Set for April 8
Offered for families of teens who may be experimenting or in a pattern of use with alcohol or drugs, the intent of this workshop is to educate parents about teens and drug use and offer ideas for support, intervention and treatment. This workshop is …
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