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Jane K., a former addict, said, "Living in the suburbs, you aren't aware of the police. A sentence of two years--you can't even conceive...
Most of the former addicts were very critical of all drugs, including marijuana. "Any kid who says pot does not lead to other drugs is crazy," said one former addict...
...students, one an ex-addict and the other an ex-pusher, testified on heroin use in the suburbs, which they said was growing rapidly...
Four officials of various rehabilitation programs spoke on different means to help an addict to kick his habit. One of the more disputed methods is methadome, a drug which reportedly has no addictive qualities, yet can get an addict of heroin and functioning normally without any bad side effects. Often former addicts stay on methadome treatment for a long period of time...
Helpern says, "because each addict's tolerance to heroin can vary not only from week to week but from day to day, depending on how much he has been using...