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US NY: Waiting Lists For Addiction Treatment Grow, As Region Sees

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URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n378/a01.html
Newshawk: Herb
Pubdate: Sun, 27 Apr 2014
Source: Star-Gazette (NY)
Copyright: 2014sStar-Gazette
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Website: http://www.stargazette.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1005
Author: Jason Whong

WAITING LISTS FOR ADDICTION TREATMENT GROW, AS REGION SEES INCREASE IN HEROIN USE

Robert, who had used other illegal drugs, fell into heroin addiction in 2007 when his best friend introduced him to it.

The 29-year-old Ithaca man, whose name is being withheld because of the stigma attached to addiction, injected heroin off and on for about six months until not using the drug meant withdrawal symptoms.

For Robert, the hook soon wasn't the high.

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