Drug use a continuing concern in Fallbrook

The link between drug use and crime is indisputable. Unfortunately drug use is not declining in Fallbrook, but which substances are most popular (locally and countywide) has changed somewhat over the past few years.

"Between 65 and 70 percent of the people in Fallbrook we (law enforcement) contact are using some kind of controlled substance," said Sheriff's narcotics investigator Tim Clark.

Heroin is one drug that has gained momentum lately. Sheriff's Sgt. Patrick Yates reflected on the change, "In my first year on the street, in 1992, we only saw heroin on a rare basis. On the few occasions w...