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PA: In the Lehigh Valley, heroin’s reach extends to the children of addicts (Includes video)

August 17, 2016 by Maria

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:

PA: In the Lehigh Valley, heroin’s reach extends to the children of addicts (Includes video)
Morning Call – August 13, 2016
Struggles like Maholland’s are only becoming more commonplace, as Pennsylvania grapples with a heroin epidemic fueled by cheap access to the drug and the overprescription of painkillers that act as a gateway. But seldom do families speak publicly about addiction and its impact on children, given the stigma and shame that surrounds it.
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-lehigh-valley-heroin-epidemic-impact-on-families-20160813-story.html

 

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