Heroin Addiction-2.wmv – San Diego County authorities are seeing an increase in heroin abuse and it has many parents and health officials concerned. Scripps Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program offers free weekend workshops to educate parents about the signs of drug use and ways to prevent drug experimentation in the first place.
OUR OPINION: 3 ways officials are compassionately combating drug abuse
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It's been documented that the jump in break-ins on the South Shore has been largely fueled by drug addicts desperate to feed their habits. Talk to police and you're likely to hear a compassionate response acknowledging how drug addiction can transform … Read more on The Patriot Ledger
Indiana officials look for ways to curb prescription-drug abuse
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INDIANAPOLIS — Health care providers, police, legislators and others are working on ways to curb widespread prescription drug abuse in Indiana. The state attorney general's office hosted a symposium on the problem Wednesday in Indianapolis. Read more on News Sentinel