How Prevalent Is Drug Abuse Amongst Police Officers?

Published January 7, 2014

Question by Curiouser: How prevalent is drug abuse amongst police officers?
I hear about police officers with depression and drug problems (besides the obvious- alcohol).
So how many cops (percentage) are drug abusers and what seems to be their drug of choice?

And I always wondered, where do they get the drugs? From the pile they’ve confiscated from others?
How often are they drug tested?
people, I KNOW alcohol is a drug. I’m asking for one OTHER than the obvious alcohol problem. WHAT OTHER DRUG IS PREVALENT?

Best answer:

Answer by Jade
You’d be surprised. It’s pretty common.

Answer by Bonnie
I know a lot of cops and drug problems, though they occur, are not common at all. Alcohol is the “drug of choice”.

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