Heroin in Chicago at crisis level: Report says area's heroin problem may be worst in the nation - chicagotribune.com: "Heroin abuse in the Chicago area has gotten worse over the last decade, creating a crisis that is perhaps more extreme than anywhere else in the country, Roosevelt University researchers conclude in a new study.
The report, to be released Monday, finds that the area has seen an increase in people admitted to emergency rooms for heroin-related problems. It now has more than any other metropolitan area.
Other trouble signs include soaring overdose deaths in the collar counties, a high percentage of inmates at the Cook County Jail testing positive for heroin and an increase in the number of people injecting the drug."
The report, to be released Monday, finds that the area has seen an increase in people admitted to emergency rooms for heroin-related problems. It now has more than any other metropolitan area.
Other trouble signs include soaring overdose deaths in the collar counties, a high percentage of inmates at the Cook County Jail testing positive for heroin and an increase in the number of people injecting the drug."
