Roosevelt U. Study Finds Chicago Area Worst in Nation for Heroin Abuse

Roosevelt U. study finds Chicago area worst in nation for heroin abuse
Once depicted as a drug relegated to the alleys of poor, rough, seedy, urban environs, heroin has found a new and thriving home in the suburbs.
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Report: Area’s heroin problem may be nation’s worst
Heroin abuse in the Chicago area has gotten worse over the last decade, creating a crisis that is perhaps more extreme than anywhere else in the country, Roosevelt University researchers conclude in a new study. The report, to be released Monday, finds that the area has seen an increase in people admitted to emergency rooms for heroin-related problems. It now has more than any other metropolitan …
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