North County Times, 04 Oct 2010 – Drug abuse is painful to the user, the user’s family and to our community. Addiction is not a crime. However, criminal activity often taking place under the influence of drugs and alcohol is a crime. Legalizing drugs of addiction will not prevent crime. SANDAG’s Criminal Justice Division’s Substance Abuse Monitoring (SAM) project shows the number of youth detainees testing positive for marijuana increased between 2007 and 2009, from 40 percent to 51 percent, the highest level in 10 years.
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