Sheriff says county is seeing a rise in opioid abuse, heroin traffic

Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett spoke at the Dadeville Kiwanis Club Thursday on a variety of TCSO topics, among them the latest trend in illegal drug activity in the county. (Corey Arwood / The Outlook)

Tallapoosa County Sheriff said there have been spikes in methamphetamine and pharmaceutical use and spoke about other alarming trends in the county’s crime and what his office was doing to prevent them.

Sheriff Jimmy Abbett said drug trends are changing as more opiate based drugs enter into circulation from a number of illegal and legal sources.