I live in the state of Maryland, about 130 miles west of Baltimore. This is a very rual area,my town is called Frostburg, the population is about 6000. There is a universty here and when it is session the population doubles. The county I live in has about 70,000 people. So as you can see we live in a very small populated area.
This year alone we have had 3 murder-suicides, and several murders, plus many drug related crimes. This type of trend, has been increasing at an alarming rate the last several years. These kind of things we only read about or saw on the evening news, from places like Baltimore and Washington D.C.
Drug crimes have exploded in this area, and they re blaming it on perscription meds and herion,and crack cocaine. Overdoses are on the rise, they have opened 2 methadone clinics in the area in the last 3 years. I know these type of things aren't shocking to some, but when you are from a small area like this it is to it's residents.
What I am wondering are there any other MH,members that live in a small area like this seeing the same kind of things going on?? thanks...brian