Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise in Mesa County

Emotions run high at Manatee drug court graduation
MANATEE — Erica Dearth has no hesitation in talking about her drug-addicted past which began at age 12 and escalated to smoking crack and marijuana and prescription pill abuse. She hopes it might inspire someone else in the grips of addiction to seek help.

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‘Immediate’ US aid in drug war slow to help Mexico
MEXICO CITY – The United States has spent a fraction of the $1.1 billion it promised Mexico between 2008 and 2010 to make “an immediate and important impact” on surging drug cartel violence,

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Prescription Drug Abuse on The Rise In Mesa County
Mesa County, Colo. Every day over two thousand teenagers use a prescription drug to get high for the first time. While Mesa County has decreased the number of meth cases, prescription drugs are now a rising problem.

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