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Fairfax Mother of Young Heroin Addict: ‘There Were Clues. but We Had No Clue.’ – Washington Post

Fairfax mother of young heroin addict: ‘There were clues. But we had no clue.’ – Washington Post

Fairfax mother of young heroin addict: 'There were clues. But we had no clue.'
Washington Post
The sentencing last week of a D.C. heroin dealer whose drugs killed three other young adults in Fairfax has cast a harsh light on the problem of addiction in Washington's suburbs. Even in this affluent, well-educated area, young people are jeopardizing

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Heroin Addiction: Parents Hear from Parents – Philipstown.info

Heroin Addiction: Parents Hear from Parents
Philipstown.info
A community-wide conversation about the use of heroin and other drugs in Philipstown continued at a forum hosted by the Haldane PTA on April 23 (Wednesday). The session, held in the Haldane school music room, featured a presentation, A Mother and …

Heroin Addiction – Google News

5 ways to help heroin addicts – Washington Post

5 ways to help heroin addicts
Washington Post
With heroin deaths on the rise throughout the region, and police in the suburbs saying they are seeing the drug more and more, addicts and their families — along with health and law enforcement officials — are looking for help. More arrests are not

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Chronicling a heroin addict’s life – Boston Globe

Chronicling a heroin addict's life
Boston Globe
Jamie told them that she decided to do a case study on heroin, because of the recent attention paid to overdoses and because she wants to become an addiction counselor. Her case study involved someone she called Jonathan. Continue reading below.

Heroin Addiction – Google News

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment – Daily Union

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
Daily Union
NEW YORK — As the ranks of heroin users rise, increasing numbers of addicts are looking for help but are failing to find it — because there are no beds in packed facilities, treatment is hugely expensive and insurance companies won't pay for

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