Law Enforcement: Rising Crime Rates Rooted in Drugs – Zanesville Times Recorder

Law enforcement: Rising crime rates rooted in drugs – Zanesville Times Recorder

Law enforcement: Rising crime rates rooted in drugs
Zanesville Times Recorder
Illicit drug use in schools using the Care teams dropped by six percent between 2003 and 2006, according to a Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center survey of 5,000 students in grades seven through 12. The survey also showed a 7 percent reduction 

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Charts: Vermont’s “Full-Blown Heroin Crisis.” – Slate Magazine (blog)


Slate Magazine (blog)

Charts: Vermont's "Full-Blown Heroin Crisis."
Slate Magazine (blog)
The state has the highest rate of illicit drug use in the country, with 15 percent of people surveyed saying they've used within the past month, according to 2010-2011 surveys from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Heroin
Woes of heroin abuse are widespreadBarre Montpelier Times Argus
Changes behind bars to battle Vt. drug, crime problemsWCAX
Vermont governor declares new 'War on Drugs,' but pumps up old bureaucracyWatchdog.org
Washington Post (blog)
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Fighting addiction with a pill has potential for abuse, officials say – Zanesville Times Recorder

Fighting addiction with a pill has potential for abuse, officials say
Zanesville Times Recorder
Combined with traditional therapy, studies have shown that buprenorphine is as effective a tool as methadone in opiate addiction recovery, according to the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. However, unlike methadone 

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If you’re white, that joint probably won’t lead to jail time – Washington Post


Washington Post

If you're white, that joint probably won't lead to jail time
Washington Post
prison for a drug offense. It is not a coincidence that marijuana has been decriminalized in Washington and Colorado, but not in Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Iowa, Pennsylvania, California, Indiana or Louisiana — the seven states with the highest rates of

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