Iowa Man Sentenced in Federal Heroin Case

Iowa man sentenced in federal heroin case

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a Marion man to over two years in prison for taking heroin to a friend who had overdosed on the drug and was being treated at a drug treatment center in Cedar Rapids. Thirty-year-old James …
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OxyContin use down in Vt. but heroin use increases

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"You can get addicted all the same," he said adding that young people "generally end up injecting once they get a full-blown addiction." In addition to spreading to a younger group of users, heroin is circulating more widely in Vermont's rural areas …
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White Bear mother recounts drug-use hell

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"If you remove the shame and stigma of addiction, people start to see it as a disease," DeGree said. "My whole goal is to be open and honest — to be really honest — in case anyone else is going through the same thing. Drug addicts aren't bad people …
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