Population of Female Inmates Grows at Local Prisons

Population of Female Inmates Grows at Local Prisons
U.S. Justice Department records reviewed by the News4 I-Team show a surge of 22,000 new female inmates in local lockups nationwide since 2000. Rare access inside the women’s lockups in Washington, D.C. and Montgomery County, Md. also show increased … drug abuse washington d.c. – Bing News

Manchin says hydrocodone change significant
like Vicodin and Lortab, Schedule II drugs instead of Schedule III. Sen. Manchin told reporters during a conference call Friday the change will reduce the number of prescriptions doctors can write in many cases. Currently doctors can write 6 … drug abuse washington d.c. – Bing News

West Virginia has the highest drug overdose mortality rate
The report also notes that, currently, only one in 10 Americans with a substance abuse disorder receives treatment. “Prescription drugs … (tie) Tennessee and Utah (16.9); 10. Delaware (16.6); 11. Florida (16.4); 12. Ohio (16.1); 13. drug abuse washington d.c. – Bing News