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CDC Report: Heroin Epidemic Back With A Vengeance

Heroin took a huge toll on North Texas in the late 90s. Now, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control says deaths from heroin overdoses nationwide have more than tripled in the past five years. “I actually started at age 11,” said Kimberlie Chapman. Chapman said her drug journey began with a pain pill provided by her father. Decades later, Chapman knows she is lucky to be alive. “I have done enough drugs, enough heroin to kill me over several times,” said Chapman. She says she has been clean for close to two years, thanks to an arrest and help toward recovery with a local non-profit called, Grace to Change. According to the CDC report, “Adults aged 45-54 had the highest death rate from drug overdose.”