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LAURA FASBACH, TRENTON BUREAU
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
09-20-2005

Heroin 'drug of choice' in New Jersey -- Use by young exceeds U.S. figure
By LAURA FASBACH, TRENTON BUREAU
Date: 09-20-2005, Tuesday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions

More 18- to 25-year-olds in New Jersey are using heroin compared with their counterparts nationwide, according to a report released Monday.

Heroin abuse is higher in New Jersey than in the rest of the country, with data showing that young adults were more than twice as likely to try heroin than their peers in other states, according to the 2003 New Jersey Household Survey on Drug Use and Health.

"Heroin is the drug of choice in New Jersey," said James Davy, the ...

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