OBAMA REVEALS STRATEGY to CURB DRUG ABUSE, WEEK of MAY 20-26, 2010

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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Community Battling Drug Addiction
Just 45 miles west of Detroit a small community is battling a huge problem heroin addiction among teens.

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OBAMA REVEALS STRATEGY TO CURB DRUG ABUSE, WEEK OF MAY 20-26, 2010
(NNPA) – President Obama has outlined a broad initiative to reduce drug abuse in the U.S. over five years, which focuses on treating the problem as a public health issue rather than a criminal-justice problem.

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