Remembering Those Who Died in 2013

Published January 5, 2014

Remembering those who died in 2013
Michael D. Fairbanks, 19, of St. Charles, anti-bullying activist, supported the gay-lesbian community, active in theater, of an accidental overdose of heroin and cocaine. • George Gebes, 98, a founder of the Batavia VFW Overseas Post 1197. • Adella … Read more on Kane County Chronicle

Ocean County: Heroin Capital of New Jersey
It should not come as a surprise that in 2013, Ocean County had 110 drug related overdose deaths. The figures have been quickly creeping up since 2006, according to state records. In 2006, Ocean County had 1,354 heroin admissions. That number tripled … Read more on The Ocean Signal

Drugs continue to wreck havoc on lives
There remains no shortage of drug addicts locally or anywhere and, statistically, more of them are overdosing than ever before, even as law enforcement ramps up enforcement efforts that recently netted the arrest of a primary cocaine dealer. According … Read more on Bellefontaine Examiner