County, Schools Combat Drugs, Celebrate Red Ribbon Week

Published October 30, 2013

County, schools combat drugs, celebrate Red Ribbon Week
Conroe ISD Police Sgt. Matt Blakelock holds a makeshift pipe made from a Coca-Cola can, an item found in a drug paraphernalia-filed case that he and others have confiscated in the past, Tuesday morning at the Conroe ISD Police Command Center. Read more on Your Houston News

Man accused in Terrell slayings had troubled background
Neighbors and relatives say he started hanging out with a rougher crowd and using drugs. He was arrested for burglary … That path may now have taken a deadly turn. Brownlow, 36, is in a Kaufman … After a manhunt, and with the help of Texas … Read more on Dallas Morning News

Drug–use epidemic plagues community
The Centers for Disease Control released statistics indicating that 100 people die of drug overdoses in the United States every day, according to Brian Reese, treatment supervisor at Fayette County Drug & Alcohol Commission. “We've seen a 20-percent … Read more on Tribune-Review

Drug rooms: Admirers eye Copenhagen model
But these days she injects inside one of Copenhagen's so-called drug consumption rooms, where she can access sterile needles and get help from nurses if anything goes wrong. Addicts shoot up from inside individual booths spread … "We are providing a … Read more on BBC News