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Recovering Addict Receives Unexpected Help

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Heroin-related arrests and overdoses are climbing across western Massachusetts. The trend includes small towns that haven't seen serious IV drug use in decades. But some people are trying desperately to kick the habit. New England Public Radio's Karen Brown has been following one addict as he tries to rebuild a life with some unexpected help.

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