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A Look at Heroin Use, Deaths in Some US States – ABC News

A Look at Heroin Use, Deaths in Some US States – ABC News


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A Look at Heroin Use, Deaths in Some US States
ABC News
In and around Cleveland, heroin-related overdoses killed 195 people last year, shattering the previous record. Some Ohio police chiefs say heroin is easier for kids to get than beer. In Missouri, admissions to treatment programs for heroin addiction
Heroin use in the United States: NY accounts for 20 percent of DEA seizures of The Post-Standard
Heroin use, treatment on rise in IndianaWISH
Connecticut rise in heroin use 'unlike anything'Boston.com

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Heroin use, overdose deaths on rise in Texas – KSAT San Antonio

Heroin use, overdose deaths on rise in Texas
KSAT San Antonio
DALLAS (AP) — Some states, including Texas, are reporting a rise in heroin use as many addicts shift from more costly and harder-to-get prescription opiates to this cheaper alternative. A look at what's happening in Texas: THE PROBLEM: Heroin overdose …

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Hero Inside: Fairview Heights rapper takes aim at heroin addiction – Belleville News Democrat


Belleville News Democrat

Hero Inside: Fairview Heights rapper takes aim at heroin addiction
Belleville News Democrat
"People are ashamed (of heroin use)," said Daniel Horrell, 24, of Lebanon, a rock and blues singer with Doorway. "The families are ashamed. The addicts are ashamed. They go to these Narcotics Anonymous meetings, but it's kind of underground. We want to …

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Heroin forum tackles ‘out of control’ scourge in Putnam – The Journal News | LoHud.com

Heroin forum tackles 'out of control' scourge in Putnam
The Journal News | LoHud.com
Forum attendees first saw a clip from a documentary called "Chasing It," which explores heroin and opiate abuse among young suburbanites. Filmmaker Stephen Velichko, who grew up in Putnam Valley and lost friends to the addiction, speaks to addicts, …

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