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Addicted Towns of Pennsylvania
In a special report, PennLive is chronicling the state of the deadly opioid epidemic raging across Pennsylvania by examining the unique circumstances and the differing community responses in six of the state’s the hardest-hit counties.
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Chapter 5: ‘Disgusting is a mild word for this’
Chapter 5: ‘Disgusting is a mild word for this’
The opioid epidemic extends to the rural reaches of Pennsylvania farm country, where everyone knows everyone else and proud families try to…
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Nov 30, 2017
Chapter 4: ‘This time around it’s everybody’
Chapter 4: ‘This time around it’s everybody’
After a devastating tragedy, a down-on-its-luck steel town vows to do everything possible to protect the next generation from becoming…
PennLive.com
Nov 28, 2017
Chapter 3: ‘I fell in love with the drugs’
Chapter 3: ‘I fell in love with the drugs’
Seduced by opioids & an older boyfriend, one young woman travels a hard 10-year road that finally leads to ‘Recovery Town.’
PennLive.com
Nov 15, 2017
Chapter 2: The epidemic’s innocent victims
Chapter 2: The epidemic’s innocent victims
A community outraged by a four-year-old’s horrific opioid-related death launches an all-out effort to protect innocents from the secondary…
PennLive.com
Nov 15, 2017
Chapter 1: ‘It’s just old people and addicts here’
Chapter 1: ‘It’s just old people and addicts here’
The opioid epidemic intensifies as the deadly China-made synthetic, fentanyl, begins claiming lives in shocking numbers, causing this…
PennLive.com
Nov 13, 2017
Addicted Towns of Pa.: Stories from a state in crisis
Addicted Towns of Pa.: Stories from a state in crisis
There are common themes but no exact comparisons among the Pennsylvania communities hardest hit in the ongoing opioid epidemic.
PennLive.com
Nov 13, 2017
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