“A study released last week by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America showed an increase in teen drug use for the first time in a decade.” http://www.argusleader.com/article/20100308/NEWS/3080341/1001/news

“In the 1980’s and 90’s, there was a cocaine and crack cocaine epidemic. Today those drugs are still a problem but heroin use is on the rise and very concerning to local law enforcers.” http://www.wben.com/Heroin-Use-On-The-Rise/6516814

“Handcuffed and plain-clothed, two Providence police officers were in court Friday morning facing serious drug charges and allegations they abused their power. 44-year-old Detective Joseph Colanduono of West Warwick is a federal drug enforcement officer, who’s been given the mayor’s award for outstanding police work.Colanduono is accused of not only possessing cocaine but connecting the…

“A correctional officer is under investigation after being accused of smuggling and distributing contraband and drugs to prison inmates, according to authorities.” http://cbs13.com/local/wayne.bullard.corrections.2.1532577.html

“It appears the parents may have offered sex with their daughter to as many as six other adults in exchange for money and drugs, he said. “There’s a history of drug use and abuse within the family,” Winborn said. “It’s our understanding that the child was sold out by her parents for drugs and money.”…

“Those who used the drug for six or more years were twice as likely to develop a psychosis such as schizophrenia or to have delusional disorders than those who never used marijuana, according to research released online by the Archives of General Psychiatry. They were also four times as likely to score high on a…

“Hannah Meredith, 17, wrote a passionate letter about the focus of her drug addiction – heroin – just weeks before she suffered a fatal overdose.” http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Dear-Heroin-Read-17-year-old-Hannah-Merediths-letter-about-her-addiction-in-full/Article/201002415559137?lid=ARTICLE_15559137_DearHeroin:Read17-year-oldHannahMeredithsletteraboutheraddictioninfull&lpos=searchresults

“Fewer patients admitted to drug treatment programs in Minnesota listed cocaine as their problem substance in 2009, but heroin admissions were on the rise.” http://wcco.com/local/cocaine.treatment.admissions.2.1522817.html

“Of the 15 fatal overdoses that occurred in the county from 2002 through 2009, prescription drugs were involved in 13 of them, or 87%. Some victims of the prescription drugs were young, more were middle-aged.” http://www.jsonline.com/news/ozwash/85757152.html

“Longstanding tensions between the Zetas paramilitary group and their old employers, the Gulf drug cartel, have exploded into a full-blown war, worrying U.S. and Mexican law enforcement officials that a likely protracted battle will further threaten this stretch of the Texas-Mexico border. Parts of it are already under heightened security.” http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/world/stories/DN-drugwar_01int.ART.State.Edition2.4b92f56.html