Two recent stories regarding heroin use:
AP - On a beautiful Sunday last October, Detective Dan Douglas stood in a suburban Minnesota home and looked down at a lifeless 20-year-old — a needle mark in his arm, a syringe in his pocket. It didn't take long for Douglas to realize that the man, fresh out of treatment, was his second heroin overdose that day.
"You just drive away and go, 'Well, here we go again,'" says the veteran cop.
AP Story
KABC - Heroin addiction is on the rise nationwide and in Southern California. It can be a deadly high, and young people are the most vulnerable.
"Black tar" heroin was recently seized during a drug raid in Simi Valley. Law enforcement officials say they are seeing an alarming number of kids ages 18 and younger addicted to heroin.
KABC Story
Drug Abuse strikes all ages, communities, demographics, and socio-economic levels.
Find more information at www.drugabuse.gov