Heroin Abuse Surging in Chicago and Its Suburbs

Published June 28, 2010

Heroin abuse surging in Chicago and its suburbs
More people in Chicago and its suburbs are admitted to hospital emergency rooms for heroin use than in any other major city, and heroin is now the most common illegal substance for which people in Illinois enter drug treatment, a new study shows. In addition, heroin-related deaths have risen sharply in the collar counties, as use of the drug continues to expand among young, white suburbanites …
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