Heroin reaching into the suburbs
But new statistics compiled for the Democrat and Chronicle by the office, which investigates suspected drug-related deaths across the region, show that more often than not the victims resided outside the city of Rochester. Less than a third of the 105 …
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Surge in heroin use, overdoses hitting close to home
On Thursday, officers working the detail arrested five people and seized nearly $ 2,600 worth of heroin and $ 2,700 worth of cocaine, police said. Police believe increasing heroin use lies behind a spike in some crimes. In 2013, police saw a 20 percent …
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Heroin-related crimes, emergencies on the rise in Olean
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse's most recent statistics posted online, 4.2 million Americans age 12 and older reported in 2011 having used heroin at least once in their lives. Approximately 23 percent of those who used the drug …
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