Articles filed under Heroin
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Heroin: Why these drugs are so tough to fightApr 04, 2014 5:41 pm - 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 drugsApr 04, 2014 5:30 pm - 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 teensApr 04, 2014 5:52 pm - 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 sonApr 04, 2014 5:24 pm - 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 drugsApr 04, 2014 5:42 pm - 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 hurtApr 23, 2021 6:25 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 programApr 04, 2014 2:30 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 speechApr 04, 2014 2:30 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 sentenceApr 04, 2014 2:35 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...
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DuPage approves $100,000 for heroin educationApr 04, 2014 2:35 pm - In response to a staggering number of heroin-related deaths this year, DuPage County officials are stepping up efforts to raise awareness about the drug’s dangers. DuPag...