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Mar 2017
50m 45s

104: Heroin Town

NANCY MULLANE / PANOPLY
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Heroin is illegal in Canada. And just like in the United States many doctors and treatment centers treat heroin addiction by providing a legal alternative, such as methadone. But methadone treatment doesn’t always work. So what do you do? These people are currently injecting heroin in alleyways, facing overdose and risk of disease and causing all kinds of pr ... Show More
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