Officials: Increase Border Security to Cut Down on Flow of Drugs

Officials: Increase Border Security to Cut Down on Flow of Drugs
Following the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, the administration posted an item at the website for the White House stating it has “seen indications that heroin use is increasing among young adults, which is a serious concern.” Much of the heroin …
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Lodi residents gather to seek answers to drug problem
Hubbard and Hrovat said residents need to demand that county and state officials to loosen the purse strings on taxpayer money allocated for drug abuse intervention to fund more treatment centers. Officials also criticized the prison and judicial …
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U.S. Officials Target Escalating Drug Overdoses
Speaking at the news conference, Dr. Wilson Compton, deputy director of the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse, explained that heroin is an opioid, as is morphine and commonly prescribed painkillers like hydrocodone and oxycodone. "These are all …
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Air Force Nuke Officers Being Investigated for Drug Use — Investigation of officers with the authority to launch nuclear missiles has sparked security worries.

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