Drug Addiction in New Brunswick

Drugs, drug addiction, the drug trade, organized crime, and violence all go hand in hand. Most people do not realize when they purchase any sort of illegal drug, that it can all be traced back to some sort of organized crime group. They are promoting the streets of whatever province they live in, to become unsafe. Everywhere that drug lords and drug trafficking rings are allowed to be, they will. New Brunswick is very touched by drug addiction and also by all hte problems brought about by drug addiction.

For instance the small county of Middlesex had one of the biggest arrests to date in New Brunswick. Twenty two people were arrested and four hundred thousand dollars of heroin seized, when police started investigating another small neighboring county of Sommerset. The organized crime group did not stay in just one small town, with one thing leading to another, six months later. The arrest took out a few of the key players in a well known street gang, and police are hopeful that this would make a difference in the amount of drugs on the street. Cocaine, guns and cars were also seized in the arrest.

The young people of New Brunswick are often playing with their lives once they start trying drugs and alcohol. Approximately twenty percent of these teens will drive a car less than an hour after consuming drugs, alcohol or both. The deaths of five people in New Hanover County within the last year, can be directly linked to teens driving while under the influence of some sort of drug. One hundred and ten underage drinkers were arrested during the summer months for operating a vehicle while driving. That is up almost ninety five percent from the year prior.

Parents and police are still unsure what to do with the rising numbers of underage drinking in New Brunswick. They are also left wondering how to deal with teens that are bringing drugs to school in water bottles. The whole situation in New Brunswick seems out of hand.

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