Prescription drug abuse still daily concern for police, courts

Prescription drug abuse still daily concern for police, courts

Filed under: Drug Abuse Baltimore

Users move on to heroin when they can't get prescription painkillers since heroin is a lot less expensive, Shambaugh said. Some drug users are making three to five trips a week to Baltimore to get heroin. At least 90 dealers have been convicted in the …
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The 'Hidden' Homeless: Working within the Greater Nashua area to solve a

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The 'Hidden' Homeless: Working within the Greater Nashua area to solve a community problem. By SAMANTHA ALLEN. Staff Writer …. He pointed out those with serious mental illness or substance abuse disorders aren't really in the majority of those un …
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Medical marijuana dispensary to open in District

Filed under: Drug Abuse Baltimore

The law will take effect Oct. 1, although the bill's sponsor, Delegate Dan Morhaim, D-Baltimore County, has estimated it will take a couple of years before treatment will become available. Marijuana has had its place on the federal government's …
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Police reports: Bar patrons charged with drug abuse

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Several pieces of electronics and prescription medication were stolen from a residence in the 500 block of Baltimore Street after someone broke into the front door. A Middletown man, Marcus Quinn, 35, of Villa Court, was charged with drug abuse …
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