Physicians in Carroll County will now have one more tool to help them diagnose and recognize the signs and symptoms of drug abuse thanks to one local organization. Members of the Heroin Action Coalition of Carroll County sent close to 200 packets of materials to all physicians in Carroll County last week to help fight substance abuse here. "We sent them to all physicians, from geriatric to surgeons, because substance abuse impacts everyone," said Leslie Hinebaugh, past president of the coalition and mother of two children who have been addicted to drugs.

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