UF Study: One Quarter of Female Drug Offenders Report Experiencing Police …

Published December 15, 2013

UF study: One quarter of female drug offenders report experiencing police …
Filed under: cocaine drug abuse statistics
The survey of more than 300 St. Louis-area women who had been charged with substance-abuse violations found that 25 percent of the respondents reported experiencing police sexual misconduct in the form of trading sex for favors. It is believed to be … Read more on University of Florida

Project Medicine Drop Offers Permanent Site for Unused Drugs
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"The statistics concerning prescription drug abuse are stunning," Summit Police Chief Robert Weck noted. "For example, the Drug Enforcement Administration reports that prescription drugs are responsible for more overdose deaths than 'street drugs' such … Read more on Patch.com

Heroin takes root in Chautauqua County
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Recent statistics show the number of heroin-related arrests by the Jamestown Police Department jumping from nine in 2011 to 27 in 2013. Drug-related incarcerations, many of which involve heroin, are also … While the drug still lags behind marijuana … Read more on Westfield Republican