Comments on: Video: Northfield Hospital specialist talks about heroin addiction http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/7975/ The people, issues, and events of Northfield, MN Fri, 18 May 2012 18:10:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bill Roehl http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/7975/comment-page-1/#comment-88093 Bill Roehl Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:55:49 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/?p=7975#comment-88093 <p>Yes, lazylightning is my website and I am the author of both. Thanks for linking to me, I always appreciate the added exposure and traffic.</p> <p>Aside from the vague comments made by the Dakota County Drug Task Force officer I spoke with, it doesn't seem like it. I know that my prodding of local media has prompted at least one reporter to delve into local crime a bit deeper than they have been but local city councils are too concerned with flower baskets in their faux downtowns and roundabouts where they are not needed to concern themselves with spending money appropriately to fund public safety officers to control the issues we are seeing.</p> <p>It's a difficult situation for city councils--to admit that their poor budget choices are having an immediate and direct negative effect on the people that voted for them.</p> Yes, lazylightning is my website and I am the author of both. Thanks for linking to me, I always appreciate the added exposure and traffic.

Aside from the vague comments made by the Dakota County Drug Task Force officer I spoke with, it doesn’t seem like it. I know that my prodding of local media has prompted at least one reporter to delve into local crime a bit deeper than they have been but local city councils are too concerned with flower baskets in their faux downtowns and roundabouts where they are not needed to concern themselves with spending money appropriately to fund public safety officers to control the issues we are seeing.

It’s a difficult situation for city councils--to admit that their poor budget choices are having an immediate and direct negative effect on the people that voted for them.

]]> By: Curt Benson http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/7975/comment-page-1/#comment-88091 Curt Benson Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:43:43 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/?p=7975#comment-88091 <p>Bill, I take it that lazylightening is your website and you're the author of said articles. Thanks for commenting here.</p> <p>Is any body doing anything about this problem in the southern metro? It seems that other than your articles, and brief mentions in the Hasting's Newspaper that this is flying under the radar.</p> Bill, I take it that lazylightening is your website and you’re the author of said articles. Thanks for commenting here.

Is any body doing anything about this problem in the southern metro? It seems that other than your articles, and brief mentions in the Hasting’s Newspaper that this is flying under the radar.

]]> By: Bill Roehl http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/7975/comment-page-1/#comment-88087 Bill Roehl Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:16:59 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/?p=7975#comment-88087 <p>Curt, the rumor was corroborated by the Dakota County Drug Task Force: http://www.lazylightning.org/dakota-county-does-have-a-teen-heroin-problem</p> Curt, the rumor was corroborated by the Dakota County Drug Task Force: http://www.lazylightning.org/dakota-county-does-have-a-teen-heroin-problem

]]> By: Curt Benson http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/7975/comment-page-1/#comment-88082 Curt Benson Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:13:55 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/?p=7975#comment-88082 For the about the past two years, I've had google news alerts set for phrases like: "heroin, high school", "heroin, small towns" and "heroin, suburbs". It seemed unlikely to me that Northfield's experience with heroin addiction could be unique. Every few months, there would be a new story. Sadly, this summer there has been a large increase in the number of stories. There are stories from WA state, CO, MA, OH, MI, MA, WI and more. Three new stories today: http://gazettextra.com/news/2009/jul/09/expert-address-heroin-concerns/ http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-maine10-2009jul10,0,1600575.story http://www.courant.com/hc-heroin-sunday,0,5324224.photogallery I heard a rumor that Hastings, MN has a problem. The Hastings newspaper wasn't very helpful. But this link showed up today also: http://www.lazylightning.org/does-the-south-metro-have-a-teen-heroin-problem For the about the past two years, I’ve had google news alerts set for phrases like: “heroin, high school”, “heroin, small towns” and “heroin, suburbs”. It seemed unlikely to me that Northfield’s experience with heroin addiction could be unique. Every few months, there would be a new story. Sadly, this summer there has been a large increase in the number of stories. There are stories from WA state, CO, MA, OH, MI, MA, WI and more. Three new stories today:

http://gazettextra.com/news/2009/jul/09/expert-address-heroin-concerns/

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-maine10-2009jul10,0,1600575.story

http://www.courant.com/hc-heroin-sunday,0,5324224.photogallery

I heard a rumor that Hastings, MN has a problem. The Hastings newspaper wasn’t very helpful. But this link showed up today also:

http://www.lazylightning.org/does-the-south-metro-have-a-teen-heroin-problem

]]> By: Alex Beeby http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/7975/comment-page-1/#comment-76974 Alex Beeby Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:11:16 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/?p=7975#comment-76974 Wow! That was interesting. I particularly liked what he had to say about the different aspects of prevention. Wow! That was interesting. I particularly liked what he had to say about the different aspects of prevention.

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