Brazilian Crack Addicts to Be Forcibly Committed

Published January 6, 2013

Brazilian crack addicts to be forcibly committed

Filed under: crack addiction help

Addicts who refuse treatment can be committed against their will by an anti-drug commission of judges, prosecutors and lawyers. Demand for crack has grown in recent years and addicts have occupied open-air "crack lands" in cities such as Sao Paulo and … Read more on Memphis Commercial Appeal

Police: Find drug addiction and crime is sure to follow

Filed under: crack addiction help

The addiction is becoming increasingly widespread, and over the past five years has overtaken cocaine and crack cocaine as the top illegal “hard” drug. The addiction to prescription drugs is also difficult to prevent, McFarlane and Bohn said, because … Read more on Daily Local News