Heroin deaths increase in Dutchess; officials warn of gateway drugs

“Across the country, there is a growing problem with youth using prescription pain medications pilfered from home medicine cabinets,” council Chairwoman Mary Ellen Still said in a release. “These medications are often gateway drugs that can quickly become addicting, and that addiction can lead to heroin use.”

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