Serial criminals a drain on police resources

Serial criminals a drain on police resources
“A lot of these people have concurrent disorders, which is drug addiction combined with mental illness,” said Chief Const. Jim Cessford. “Often they are committing crimes just to stay alive. Putting them in jail doesn't work, these people need … Read more on South Delta Leader

O'BRIEN: Addiction to methamphetamine doesn't have to be a life sentence
She wasn't going to get out until she successfully completed a treatment program. Those moves, Epperson said, helped … Those who have been swept up in meth can overcome their addiction if they put their mind to it. Epperson is a prime example of that. Read more on Quincy Herald Whig

Heroin deaths throughout Western Pennsylvania put treatment centers on alert
Instead of pharmaceutical-grade fentanyl, which is used to treat severe pain such as that experienced by cancer patients, the kind being found mixed with heroin likely came from clandestine labs, said Dr. Neil Capretto, medical director of Gateway … Read more on Tribune-Review