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Addicted on Staten Island

Addicted on Staten Island
Its death rate from heroin overdose, and from the broader category of opioids, including oxycodone and other painkillers, is the highest of any borough in the city. From 2005 to 2011, according to city health statistics, as fatalities from overdosing …
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Heroin is becoming the drug of choice of the young, the restless, the dead
I believe the horror stories that so many young African-Americans personally witnessed in regards to heroin addiction is a primary reason why the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention reports much lower usage rates among young blacks than among …
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