
Crack cocaine is the current number one drug of choice amongst drug abusers in the state. Heroin use is limited to long time users and has not become popular amongst other drug users. Demand for methamphetamine, as well as availability, have been increasing the past few years throughout the state. Club drugs are becoming more popular as well throughout the club and rave scene. Marijuana is both grown within the state and brought in from
Possession of any amount of marijuana is a misdemeanor and carries a maximum sentence of 1 year in jail and a $2,500 fine. The courts are required to fine a first time offender a mandatory minimum of $250. For each additional conviction the fine doubles. Any sale of less than half an ounce of marijuana is considered possession. Any sale of half an ounce to 10 pounds is a felony and is punishable by 1 to 6 years in prison and a $5,000 fine. A first time felony conviction has a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000. If the sale is to a minor or within 1,000 feet of a school the penalties are increased.
Every day the police will arrest 100 people for drugs and 75 for DUI.
Every day there will be about 5 alcohol related deaths and 1 illegal drug overdose throughout the state.
It took waking up on the street to persuade me to get help for my addiction. That night, I picked up the phone and called the drug-rehab.org Call Center. It’s a year later. I’m drug-free, and I have urged many other addicts I know to call the drug-rehab.org Call Center. Thank you.TT – Teacher
When my son, Byron, started stumbling in from school and even from work, it was obvious he was “on” something. Desperate, I called the drug-rehab.org Call Center. Within hours, one of their treatment facilities was ready for Byron. He has now been “clean” for three years and is in college.DM – Desperate Mother
Sam, my 17-year-old, was arrested for attempting to buy heroin from an undercover cop. His lawyer suggested we find a treatment facility. We called the drug-rehab.org Call Center. Sam was in treatment within 24 hours. Sam completed his addiction treatment, and received probation – and more importantly, a new lease on life.MP – Mother
My husband didn’t mean to end up an alcoholic. But the nightcap before bed soon became many drinks every night. Thank goodness we called the drug-rehab.org Call Center. My husband is well on his way to sobriety now.JT – Happy Wife