Schumer Pushes for Drug Database

Published March 10, 2014

Schumer pushes for drug database
WASHINGTON — With heroin usage on the rise across New York, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said he wants a database established to assist law enforcement officers in their efforts to combat the drug and for funds to be available to help addicts. "The …
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Schumer: Heroin database needed to combat the drug
A standardized heroin database could help New York fight the rising crime and addiction related to the drug, Sen. Charles Schumer said Wednesday. “Data and information sharing drives solutions, and we're seriously lacking in that department,” said …
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Legislation seeks to help reduce drug overdose deaths in New York
That law has been gaining traction since the recent high-profile death in New York City of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. Hoffman is believed to have died of a heroin overdose. The scourge of drug addiction, heroin especially, has also …
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