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How has area been affected by heroin use?

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Region’s only public methadone clinic to move

The region’s only public methadone clinic plans to move into the medical complex at One Elizabeth Place in February. Project Cure’s current location, an obsolete building at 1800 N. James H. McGee Blvd., bulges with desks, file cabinets, medical supplies, staff and clients. On Tuesday, more than 700 clients made ...

Clinic to treat heroin addicts close to opening

A methadone clinic is soon to open at 732 S. Ludlow St. — at the corner of Ziegler and Ludlow, just south of US 35 — becoming the third such clinic in the city. According to the state Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services, the Crossroads Center in Cincinnati ...

Crime, drug traffic fueled by cheap heroin in Dayton

DAYTON — Increased production in Mexico has driven down the street price of heroin in Dayton, making the city a magnet for violence and a hub for drug users from as far away as Wapakoneta and Richmond, Ind.“It’s much cheaper in Dayton,” said Lt. Matt Carper, head of the Dayton ...

Lower costs have turned Dayton into a distribution hub for heroin

DAYTON — When the RANGE task force kicked down the door at 35 Oxford Ave. earlier this month, they found a house-full of sophisticated, high-powered firearms, drugs and $40,000 in cash.And they upset a mid-level cocaine and heroin distribution ring operated in Dayton that reached into Springfield.“These men were highly ...

Rural thefts tied to heroin use, police say

Miami Valley’s rural areas and outlying cities are seeing an increase in thefts, car break-ins and other crimes committed by users in need of money for their drugs as Dayton heroin dealers expand their trade into those areas.“Heroin addicts will do whatever is necessary to get the money for their ...

Clinic to treat heroin addicts close to opening

A methadone clinic is soon to open at 732 S. Ludlow St. — at the corner of Ziegler and Ludlow, just south of US 35 — becoming the third such clinic in the city. According to the state Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services, the Crossroads Center in Cincinnati ...

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