Police from three states meet locally to discuss drug problem

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With two major roads — routes 149 and 4 — carrying motorists to and from Vermont, Washington County has seen an increase in heroin arrests and overdoses as the drug's use has grown in Vermont and New York. Police agencies from the Vermont communities …
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March 27, 2014 in Education // Mental Health in Focus: Drug Abuse

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If you've stopped participating in activities you used to enjoy, like your society meetings, or socialising with other people, and spend a lot time trying to figure out how you can afford the drugs, and where's best to get them from, it's time to seek …
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LePage's drug-crackdown bill gets bipartisan backing, money for treatment

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The resulting amendment represents a significant reduction in the governor's original enforcement request, but adds a treatment and prevention provision that could help win support in the Legislature, where majority Democrats had criticized the bill …
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