Indy's Heroin Epidemic: It's Cheap, Easy to Get, Deadly

Indy's heroin epidemic: It's cheap, easy to get, deadly
“Nationwide, you've got 15,000 accidental overdoses on prescription narcotics compared to 5,000 for heroin and cocaine,” Miramonti said. “No one ever saw that coming.” For more than a decade, prescription painkiller abuse was the game most addicts …
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Kensington monks serve dignity with dinner
Duffy said that most of the 400 diners are regulars – from seniors and single parents with children, who are seated first, to addicts who arrive after attending the Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous meetings across Kensington Avenue. "We have …
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More city bookies? 'Enough is enough'
The council has criticised fixed odds betting terminals, which have been dubbed the “crack cocaine of gambling”. Coun Swindells said: “The concern is just the sheer number and the amount … In relation to fixed odds betting terminals, he said a new …
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