Report: Chicago-area heroin problem may be nation’s worst

Report: Chicago-area heroin problem may be nation’s worst
Heroin abuse in the Chicago area has gotten worse over the last decade, creating a crisis that is perhaps more extreme than anywhere else in the country, Roosevelt University researchers conclude in a new study. The report, to be released Monday, finds that the area has seen an increase in people admitted to emergency rooms for heroin-related problems. It now has more than any other metropolitan …
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Study: Heroin sends more people to ER here than anywhere in U.S.
Drug sends more people to emergency rooms here than anywhere in U.S. Heroin abuse in the Chicago area has gotten worse over the last decade, creating a crisis that is perhaps more extreme than anywhere else in the country, Roosevelt University researchers conclude in a new study.
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Roosevelt U. study finds Chicago area worst in nation for heroin abuse
Once depicted as a drug relegated to the alleys of poor, rough, seedy, urban environs, heroin has found a new and thriving home in the suburbs.
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