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Heroin Overdose Claims Man Who Spoke Publicly of Struggle

Wednesday May 4, 2016

(The Salem News, May 2) A Massachusetts man who shared his story of heroin addiction at a community meeting died two days later. James Fitzgerald, who was in his 20's, had struggled with heroin for years. He and his mother spoke openly about their troubles to find him help. He is the fifth person in the town of Salisbury to die from overdose this year. READ MORE.