Watchdog Report: Heroin Abuse Soars in West Michigan

Watchdog report: Heroin abuse soars in West Michigan
People addicted to prescription pain killers, notably oxycontin, turn to heroin when pills run out. It's cheaper and more potent. For $ 120, users can buy a gram of heroin, about a thimbleful, which is good for 10 hits. Compare that with Oxycontin …
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Heroin–addicted armed robber sentenced
Driven by heroin addiction, an otherwise well-liked and intelligent Jess D. Keck, 29, of Whitneyville, went on a weeklong robbery spree across the city last October. He was sentenced Tuesday to seven to 14 1/2 years in state prison and five years …
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Maine Governor Cites 'Troubling Epidemic' of Addicted Babies
With the country's attention focused on overdoses and deaths because of heroin, Gov. Paul R. LePage of Maine on Tuesday turned the spotlight on babies that have been born in his state to drug-addicted mothers. Mr. LePage said that 927 “drug-addicted …
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Heroin abuse soars in West Michigan
People addicted to prescription pain killers, notably oxycontin, turn to heroin when pills run out. It's cheaper and more potent. For $ 120, users can buy a gram of heroin, about a thimbleful, which is good for 10 hits. Compare that with Oxycontin …
Read more on WZZM

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