Heroin

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Nash County Sheriff Mobilizes Against Spike In Drug Overdoses

Rebecca Martinez

Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone suspects five deaths in his eastern North Carolina county in the past two weeks were caused by unintentional drug…

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Listen: What It's Like To Crave Heroin

Carol Jackson

"A heroin high .. I ain't going to lie - it's amazing .. you feel like you're Superwoman." Wonder why it's hard for some to leave heroin behind? Listen to…

One addict talked about scoring methadone regularly at a Bible study.

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Heroin In NC: Scoring Methadone At Bible Study

Jeff Tiberii

This is the third in a three-part series about the problem of heroin in North Carolina. (Parts one and two are below.)Heroin in NC Part Three: Bible…

First responders in Guilford County have administered hundreds of doses of Naloxone, or NARCAN, this year. Heroin overdoses and deaths are on the rise.

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Heroin Deaths Rising In North Carolina, U.S.

Jeff Tiberii

A new government study says deaths from heroin overdose in the United States doubled between 2010 and 2012. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…