No longer is it relegated to certain parts of the city, but it is found in the suburbs, the small towns, and the rural areas everywhere.
Many violent crimes find their genesis in the abuse of drugs or in the desire to abuse drugs.
Homes are broken and lives are destroyed because people, giving in to their selfish natures, abandon responsibility and try drugs to escape their problems. And even our churches have individuals within who abuse drugs and yet appear to all as normal Christians. Recent news accounts have reminded us that at least sixteen percent of welfare mothers have substance abuse problems. Heroin is making a deadly comeback, with hospitals reporting a 44 percent increase in overdoses in 1993. Cocaine, once restricted to wealthy abusers due to its great cost, is now available in cheaper forms, and is used by over one million people in the United States.