Heroin Use in DuPage County an 'Epidemic,' State's Attorney Says
District 86 hosted a drug symposium on Nov. 7 at Hinsdale South High School that featured several speakers, including DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin, with first-hand knowledge of the dangers of heroin in the suburbs today.
Thirty deaths from heroin overdose have occurred in DuPage County during the last 12 months, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said during an event at Hinsdale South last week. “This is a real epidemic that we’re faced with,” Berlin said. The county’s top prosecutor was one of several speakers who took to the microphone in Darien on Nov. 7 to talk about the prevalence and dangers of heroin at Hinsdale Township High School District 86’s Drug Awareness Symposium. It’s important, Berlin said, that DuPage County community members learn and then spread the word about the dangers of heroin, a topic he said has not gotten the media attention it deserves. “This is really an education and a health issue,” he said. John Roberts, a former …
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Jeff
6:10 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012
This is not a criminal issue, it is a societal issue and prohibition only makes the allure more enticing to our youth and results in more crime in our neighborhoods. Accidents will happen and people will OD but the net result will remain the same regardless of whether the substance is legal or illegal. Kids would feel worse if their peers viewed them negatively vs. the threat of law enforcement … more ›