New Hampshire's War on Drugs

                                           Addiction

Drug abuse is running rampant throughout NH as well as the rest of our Country. In Nashua alone, while driving down Kinsley St., passing through the "Tree" streets, addict's hang out outside of the corner stores begging for money, or just waiting for their dealer's to stop by. From Kinsley St. to Central St., they're everywhere. 
There just isn't enough substance abuse programs in NH to even put a dent in NH's substance abuse epidemic. The Dealer's in NH need to be stopped at the Ma. border. People call in tips to their local Police every day, but there is still no end in sight.
When the Police know for sure that people are running across the border to buy their illegal drugs, why aren't those people followed? Doesn't it make more sense to stop the big guy by following the little guy to the supplier's in Ma.? The Police can catch all the little guy's, but more will take their place.
Doctor's in NH have finally been ordered to stop over prescribing pain pills to their patients, but in many cases it's too late. Many of the patients have become addicted and now hunt down illegal drugs because their Doctor's won't help them with the addictions they helped cause. Does 120 pain pills every two week's sound at all normal? Who wouldn't get addicted? Shouldn't these Doctor's be held responsible  for their addicted patients? Yes, they should, but they instead drop the patient's like a hot potato in fear that they will be held accountable. The patient ask's the Doctor for help with the addiction and they refuse.They choose not to help the addicted patient and tell them to find another Doctor. The patient try's to get help, but doesn't get accepted into substance abuse programs because the Doctor doesn't want to be found out. The Doctor doesn't want to be held responsible for the addiction he/she caused. When Doctor's cause addiction, it's up to the Doctor's to fix the mess they've made, not throw the patient to the wolves.
So where does the addict go from here when their own Doctor won't help? To the Street's, where else. Addiction not only affect's the addict. It affect's entire families. It affects us all!