Why Heroin Is Such a Hard Drug to Fight

Why Heroin Is Such a Hard Drug to Fight
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The deadly opioid crisis plaguing Ohio is a drug scourge law enforcement has never faced before. One where users have easy access to heroin and other deadly drugs sent to their homes with the click of a mouse. 

More than 500 deaths in Cuyahoga County in 2016 are blamed on overdoses of heroin, fentanyl or a combination of the two. That's more than double the death toll last year. 

In October at least 42 peopled died, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner. 



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