Sheriff Hopes to Use Seized Drug Money for Crime-Mapping Tool

Published March 4, 2013

Sheriff hopes to use seized drug money for crime-mapping tool

Filed under: Substance Abuse

The Henderson County Sheriff's Office says substance abuse is the catalyst for 85 percent of the crimes it tackels. Last year, the narcotics unit arrested 62 suspects on drug charges, took $ 3.8 million in drugs off the street and confiscated nearly $ 2 …
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Twitter delivers substance abuse prevention message

Filed under: Substance Abuse

The Johnston Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition is geared toward preventing drug and alcohol use among young people. So to get that message across, they're communicating with teens in a language they understand – in 140 characters or less.
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Mindy McCready's Last Days Involved Substance Abuse & Deep Despair

Filed under: Substance Abuse

After her boyfriend, David Wilson, died due to unknown reasons, and she lost custody of her two children and was institutionalized, Mindy slipped into a bad place that involved the substance abuse she struggled with for years. Her father, Tim, recently …
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