Drug take-back program might trim abuses

AUGUSTA -- From home invasions to murder -- name the violent crime and there's a good chance it's on the rise due to prescription drug abuse.

Safe drug disposal at Town Hall Sept. 25

WEST NEWBURY— The Police Department is partnering with the Council on Aging to hold a drug disposal day on Saturday, Sept. 25. The event, which takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the First Floor Hearing Room of the 1910 Town Office Building, is part of a nationwide initiative by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Police hold drug forum at Pinckney High School

Hamburg Township police conducted a back-to-school in-service program with Pinckney Community High School teachers to educate them about opiate abuse and signs of drug use in students, Chief Steve Luciano said Tuesday.

Ontario doctors tackle opioid abuse

The dramatic increase in the abuse of opioids such as Oxycontin has led the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons to propose some dramatic initiatives to curb addiction.

Abuse of pain pills is a growing menace

The number of people seeking treatment for prescription opioid abuse has increased 400 percent. More medical coverage: mySA Health

Wisconsin seeing a rise in heroin use

Within the last few years, Wisconsin has seen an alarming trend in heroin use.

Substance abuse, not mental illness, causes violent crime

Study finds people with drink or drug addictions have similar rates of violent crimes whether or not they have a mental illness Illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are not the reason why violent crimes are committed by mental health patients, a study showed today. An exhaustive study which tracked more than 8,000 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and another 3,700 identified ...

U.N. agency to report fall in Afghan opium output

A United Nations agency will report that opium poppy production has fallen in Afghanistan this year but there are enough stocks to keep supplying heroin production, the agency's new chief said on Wednesday.

Operation Take Back NJ scheduled for Sept. 25

On Sept. 25, the state will launch Operation Take Back NJ, an initiative that provides a safe and legal way of disposing unwanted, unused and expired medicines. The Drug Enforcement Administration NJ Division is behind this program.

Drug dealer aged 10 is arrested

A PRIMARY school boy was among 260 cases of children caught dealing illegal drugs including heroin, cocaine and ecstasy in Scotland in the last five years.