DRUG SCENE: Drug use may be leveling...

DRUG SCENE: Drug use may be leveling off nationally (A3), but the habit still seems strong locally, says Laguna Beach Police Chief Neil Purcell, president of the Orange County Chiefs of Police and Sheriff’s Assn. . . . Local police still see ample evidence of marijuana and cocaine--both in street arrests and at “upper-class parties,” Purcell says. “We have a long way to go before we see a dent in its use.”