Heroin Use Skyrockets Impacting Families, Community

Published February 15, 2013

Heroin use skyrockets impacting families, community
When doctors stopped prescribing the powerful narcotic hydrocodone to treat the symptoms, he turned to heroin. Six months … At the Jefferson Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center downtown, director Diane Hague said 90 percent of calls are now heroin related. Read more on WAVE

Whitney Houston's Death One Year Later: Evidence Suggests Drug Relapse, But …
IBTimes reported shortly after her death on February 11, 2012, that family and friends believed that Houston was on the road to recovery from many years of drug abuse. "We were all feeling she was on her way back," Houston's brother-in-law Billy Watson … Read more on International Business Times

Texas man found with 0000 worth of drugs in tractor-trailer, police say
A tractor-trailer was carrying more than fruit Tuesday as it drove through Greenwich Township, specifically, more than $ 800,000 worth of cocaine and marijuana, New Jersey State police report. The truck's driver, Andres Garcia, 34, of San Benito, Texas … Read more on The Express Times – LehighValleyLive.com