An elementary student in Moundsville, W.Va. about an hours drive south of East Liverpool was selling marijuana to classmates earlier this year, police say.<\/p>\n
Let that sink in for a moment. A child, probably no more than 10 or 11 years old, was selling an illegal drug to other youngsters. <\/p>\n
If you did not realize it before, you should now: Drug abuse is a crisis. Up and down the Ohio Valley. Nothing should take precedence over taking it on and defeating it if that is possible. <\/p>\n
Police arrested a 23-year-old man with whom the child lived. Inside the home, officers say they found marijuana, drug paraphernalia, three oxycodone pills and a list of names. <\/p>\n
The youngsters case was referred to Child Protective Services. <\/p>\n
It also recently was reported the Ohio County Board of Education has approved stocking Narcan at Wheeling Park High School and the countys middle schools. <\/p>\n
Narcan is an antidote used to treat people who have overdosed on opioid drugs. <\/p>\n
Substance abuse has killed hundreds of West Virginians and Ohioans. It has ruined the lives of thousands. It has wrecked families. <\/p>\n
We say we are doing everything in our power to battle the scourge. <\/p>\n
It isnt enough. <\/p>\n
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