Mr Hayes said that drug-related crime is "significantly down", with the NTA estimating that drug treatment prevented some 4.9 million offences from taking place in 2010-11, by comparing rates of offending before and after treatment.

BBC: Heroin and syringe

"There was a phenomenal amount of trees that went down, " Cantwell said, noting that 100% of Scituate residents had no power Sunday morning and estimating it may be Thursday before all the lights are back on.

CNN: February 11, 2013 -- Updated 1005 GMT (1805 HKT)