The Heroin Epidemic, Part 2: Pennsylvania’s Curse.

“Heroin abuse is truly ubiquitous,” reads one of the early points of the DEA's November 2015 report on overdose statistics in the state of Pennsylvania. The report continues, “analysis of toxicology reports indicated heroin... in 94% of the counties that reported drug overdose statistics in 2014.”With statistics like these, the heroin epidemic is thrown into [...]

America’s Heroin Epidemic: The Facts.

You've seen it in movies, on TV, in songs and on the radio. But how much do you really know about the drug called Heroin? Heroin, as an illicit substance, has been responsible for an incredible amount of damage and expense, both on a community level and a personal one. It's easy to imagine that [...]