In the final part of Patch's five part series, police and town officials weigh in on the importance of stopping local drug issues.
Editor’s Note: The following is Part Four of Patch’s five part series on drug use in Wilmington. You can find the previous four stories on our topic page. Part One included local reaction to the problem, Part Two featured a look at a possible drug coalition forming in town, Part Three gave personal stories of what addiction can do to families and Part Four showed why officials and police believe communication is the key to preventing young drug use. As has been seen on a local level, the impact drug addiction has is wide ranging. In addition to physical and emotional tolls that addiction takes on the user and their friends and family, Wilmington has also seen a string of crime related to drug use in recent months. From a CVS robbery of …
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Wilmington police, school and town officials said open lines of communications with young residents is critical to combating drug addiction.
Editor’s Note: The following is Part Four of Patch’s five part series on drug use in Wilmington. You can find the previous three stories on our topic page. Part One included local reaction to the problem, Part Two featured a look at a possible drug coalition forming in town and Part Three gave personal stories of what addiction can do to families. Education and communication. They are the two words that town officials and police stress in combating drug addiction in young residents. “People with the real influence on young people are their peers. So as a parent, how can you compete with that if you have only talked to your children about drugs once or twice?” said Wilmington Police Chief Michael Begonis. “You really have to have that line …
Wilmington Patch is working on a multiple-part series on drugs in town, and we want to know what you hope to learn from the series.
Drug addiction is an issue that many in Wilmington and beyond wrestle with, and it’s a topic that has come to the forefront locally after police dealt with multiple overdoses in recent months. “It is disconcerting to see how prevalent drugs, particularly prescription drugs, have become,” said Town Manager Michael Caira. In the near future, Wilmington Patch will be running a multiple-part series featuring a variety of stories looking at drug use in Wilmington, how it can be stopped, and more. So far, Caira, Police Chief Michael Begonis, Board of Selectmen chairman Mike Newhouse and Wilmington High School principal Eric Tracy have all given their insight on the topic for the articles. “It’s certainly nothing new,” said Begonis. “We’re seeing…
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JoeC
6:33 am on Saturday, September 22, 2012
So what you are telling us is the wilmington police will now be patroling every town within a few miles of wilmington. I guess they should expaned Wilmington, actaully make them the state police as they already think they are MSP. more ›