Drug Abuse

Report: Opiate abuse is 'No. 1 health care crisis confronting NJ'
A new report says state lawmakers should work with insurance companies to break down barriers that prevent people from getting treatment for heroin and prescription drugs. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

Vermont fights drug crimes with treatment, not jail
Vermont State Police confiscated heroin, crack cocaine and marijuana during a 2011 traffic stop in Rutland. / Free Press file By the numbers Vermont lawmakers are poised to adopt sweeping standards for a statewide diversion program to get some offenders into drug treatment and out of the judicial system. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results