Police Commissioner Public Outreach

Police commissioner public outreach – The head of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force says he’s pleased with the strides made with community policing initiatives aimed at improving community relat…

Officials say resources for teens are lacking

Filed under: drug abuse in schools

"We're overwhelmed," said Barabara Birdsong, a Ruidoso High School substance abuse councilor, at a roundtable discussion Monday that included U.S. Sen. Tom Udall. "We do have two people who do counselling but we could use more people.".
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Drug enforcement agencies, health pros see increased use of heroin

Filed under: drug abuse in schools

Jose Galaviz was abusing drugs, including injecting heroin, when he wound up in the Hall County Drug Court program after being presented with two options. “It was a brand new program for Hall County — it was either that or 35 years in prison,” he said …
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Pride Survey exposes substance use

Filed under: drug abuse in schools

According to a recent countywide survey, students in the Opp City School System recorded the highest in admitted usage of cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana and prescription drugs. Students in the Andalusia City School System had the second-highest numbers …
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