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Lexington's Heroin Explosion on Eastern Standard

From 2002 through 2006, there were no reported deaths from Heroin overdose in Lexington. Compare that to 44 such fatalities in 2013 and there’s apparently a problem. On this week’s Eastern Standard, we’ll meet the the researcher and creator of a multi-media report on the Explosion of Heroin Addiction in Lexington. 

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Guests for this week's show: Josh Nadzam - Researcher and writer for UnderMain (under-main.com); 

Van Ingram - Executive Director for the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy 

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This is this is the segment of the program that was not heard "live" on Thursday 10/09/14 with former addict, Alex Elswick.

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