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State's Heroin Epidemic Hits Ross County

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published September 7, 2016 at 6:25 AM EDT
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Ross County Sheriff's deputies are reporting a spike in heroin overdoses. Deputies say five people were treated  yesterday, bringing the week's total to 15. One person has died. Investigators are asking for the public's help in finding the people responsible for selling the drug.

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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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