Articles filed under Heroin
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Treatment options dwindling for families hit by 'hidden scourge'Jan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Jan. 16, 2003 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Despite a rise in the...
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Heroin: Why these drugs are so tough to fightJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Dec. 2, 2001 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. A teenage girl lies flat ...
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Why kids who weather divorce might be more likely to use drugsJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Jan. 15, 2003 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Going through a divorce ...
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Governor signs off on drug courts for teensJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on June 25, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. SPRINGFIELD - Drug cour...
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Father sues dealer of drug that killed sonJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on May 7, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. The father of a McHenry ...
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Surrounded by friends, family, teen loses lonely battle with drugsJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Jan. 21, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. They go to proms and con...
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Heroin addict thought falling of the wagon once wouldn't hurtJan 01, 2014 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Oct. 6, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. This is part of an occasi...
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Woman in North Aurora shooting enters second-chance programDec 25, 2013 3:25 pm - A 22-year-old woman who was arrested on drug charges after two men were shot in a drug-related break-in at a North Aurora apartment in 2012 has been admitted to Kane Cou...
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Former heroin addict to give ECC graduation speechDec 12, 2013 1:00 pm - Sandra Hoston's life was on a downward spiral from years of abusing alcohol and heroin starting in her late teens. At 16, Hoston was pregnant with her first child. Soon ...
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Elgin heroin operation ‘ringleader’ gets 8-year sentenceDec 05, 2013 1:10 pm - A 30-year-old man, who Elgin police described as the “ringleader” of a heroin dealing operation after his arrest and that of 21 others in a May drug sweep, has been sent...