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August 8, 2015

Heroin OD deaths spike in Mississippi

The Clarion-Ledger:

Heroin overdose deaths are skyrocketing in Mississippi, on pace to reach 26 by year’s end.

Several years ago, the state averaged one death a year from the drug, according to state Department of Health numbers.

“A year ago, I might hardly see a heroin addict,” said Dr. Randy Easterling of Vicksburg, medical director of the Marion Hill Chemical Dependency Unit. “Now I see one every day.”

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