In Hancock County, over 400 children are in the custody of the Department of Human Services. In an effort to bring those numbers down, the community is joining together against the underlying problem: drug abuse.
Prescription drug abuse has become an unprecedented problem that requires unprecedented actions.
Wednesday afternoon, some Long Beach Middle School students tackled a very serious topic: drug abuse.
After marijuana and alcohol, prescription drugs are the most commonly abused substances by Americans age 14 and older, and the statistics keep rising.