Drug Abuse

Study: Mass. teen drug abuse rate higher than rest of nation
“I think you have to look at the data with a little grain of salt,” he said. “What that implies is youth in Massachusetts are more willing to report their drug use. Drug use is one of the most underreported things we have.” The statistics, he said …
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DeMoura's open door closes — for now
One of DeMoura's biggest impacts on the department was the almost-immediate institution of Compstat, a comprehensive accountability and management tool that uses data analysis to determine the root causes of issues and when and where to target law …
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