War on Drugs

War on Drugs

Filed under: drug addiction help groups

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, a group of police, prosecutors, judges and other law enforcement officials opposed to the war on drugs, pointed to the figures showing almost 750,000 marijuana arrests and more than 1.5 million total drug arrests in …
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White People Are Not Exempt From Drug Overdose

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Drug overdose currently kills 38,000 people a year in the U.S., but whites make up its largest group of victims. Whites overdose … When it comes to drug overdose, and most other societal ills, change seems to happen in direct relation to how much the …
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Sheriff's Drug Forum Comes to Lake Zurich

Filed under: drug addiction help groups

At the forums, sheriff's office employees will talk about how drug use has affected their families and what the sheriff's office doing out on the street. The sheriff's office will also provide more information about the drugs, why they are so dangerous …
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Naperville taking comprehensive approach against heroin

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A variety of Naperville initiatives are aiming to provide community members — especially parents — with resources about heroin, drug use prevention, mental health and suicide prevention. Here is a sample of available resources. Ÿ Edward Hospital's …
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