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Heroin Makes a Comeback

Price falls, availability surges for drug

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 5, 2009 5:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – The last 2 weeks have seen authorities seize huge amounts of heroin across the country—a combined 510 pounds in California, plus 17 more in New York. The drug hasn't been this readily available since the 1970s, reports the Christian Science Monitor, and authorities are... Read full story »

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