The goal of Operation Street Smart is to provide current and up-to-date narcotics information on trends, terminology, paraphernalia, and physiological effects to those individuals who deal with today's youth on a daily basis.
The program is presented by Sgt. Mike Powell, a re
Young people can have mental, emotional, and behavioral problems that are real, painful, and costly. These problems, often called "disorders," are sources of stress for children and their families, schools, and communities.
The number of young people and their families who are affec
The most recent national survey on drug use and health shows prescription medicines to be the most abused drugs by Americans, other than marijuana, and found that 70 percent of people who abuse prescription pain relievers say they got them from friends or relatives.
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Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in Ohio. Over 1,200 Ohioans took their own lives last year. In Allen County, 5% of adults seriously considered suicide in the past year, increasing to 12% of those with incomes of less than $25,000. Over 13% of Allen County youth reported seriously consider
Close to a million individuals in US are addicted to opioids and yet less than 20% receive any treatment for their addiction. The best management for these chronic addicts is medical treatment which decreases their addiction and improves their social status in society. For the past 4 decades, methad
