Oxycodone pain pills prescribed for a patient with chronic pain lie on display on March 23, 2016 in Norwich, CT. On March 15, the U.S. Centers for...
Heroin user stands after injecting himself on March 23, 2016 in New London, CT. Communities throughout New England and nationwide are struggling with...
Drug user takes a needle before injecting himself with heroin on March 23, 2016 in New London, CT. Communities throughout New England and nationwide...
Oxycodone pain pills prescribed for a patient with chronic pain lie on display on March 23, 2016 in Norwich, CT. Communities nationwide are...
Family members of people addicted heroin and opioid pain pills talk about their experiences during a support group on March 23, 2016 in Groton, CT....
Family members of people addicted to opioid pain pills and heroin listen during a support group on March 23, 2016 in Groton, CT. The group...
Mother who's son is addicted to heroin shares her story during a family addiction support group on March 23, 2016 in Groton, CT. The group...
Heroin user prepares to inject himself on March 23, 2016 in New London, CT. Communities nationwide are struggling with the unprecidented heroin and...
Heroin user prepares to inject himself on March 23, 2016 in New London, CT. Communities nationwide are struggling with the unprecidented heroin and...
Mother, Kum Sullivan, who's son Ben died of a heroin overdose in 2015, shows off a tatoo while attending a family addiction support group on March...
Tammy de la Cruz, who's son is a recovering heroin addict, listens during a family addiction support group on March 23, 2016 in Groton, CT. The group...
Full moon rises over a U.S. Flag on March 22, 2016 in Groton, CT. Communities across New England are struggling with the unprecidented heroin and...
Heroin user injects himself on March 23, 2016 in New London, CT. Communities nationwide are struggling with the unprecidented heroin and opioid pain...
Drug addict in recovery drains the last drops of a yogurt drink at a substance abuse treatment center on March 22, 2016 in Westborough, MA. The new...
Family members of people addicted heroin and opioid pain pills share stories during a support group on March 23, 2016 in Groton, CT. The group...
Drug addicts in recovery take part in a group therapy session at a substance abuse treatment center on March 22, 2016 in Westborough, MA. The new...
Lisa Cote Johns, , who's son died of a heroin overdose, embraces another parent during a family addiction support group on March 23, 2016 in Groton,...
Drug addict in recovery , listens to a counselor at a substance abuse treatment center on March 22, 2016 in Westborough, MA. The new 100-bed...
Drug addict in recovery writes a list of motivational quotes at a substance abuse treatment center on March 22, 2016 in Westborough, MA. The new...
Parents of heroin and opioid addicts embrace during a family addiction support group on March 23, 2016 in Groton, CT. The group Communities Speak Out...
Heroin user prepares to inject himself on March 23, 2016 in New London, CT. Communities nationwide are struggling with the unprecidented heroin and...
Drug addicts in recovery listen to a counselor at a substance abuse treatment center on March 22, 2016 in Westborough, MA. The new 100-bed...
Drug addicts in recovery excercise at a substance abuse treatment center on March 22, 2016 in Westborough, MA. The new 100-bed residential rehab...
Drug addict in recovery looks out from a substance abuse treatment center on March 22, 2016 in Westborough, MA. The new 100-bed residential rehab...
Gloucester police sergeant Jeremiah Nicastro walks through a cemetery after visiting the grave of a relative that died of heroin overdose on March...
Police officer holds bags of heroin confiscated as evidence on March 22, 2016 in Gloucester, MA. Last year Gloucester created the Angel Program,...
Drug addict in recovery , listens to a counselor at a substance abuse treatment center on March 22, 2016 in Westborough, MA. The new 100-bed...
Rehab counselor "high-fives" an addict in recovery following a group therapy session at a substance abuse treatment center on March 22, 2016 in...
Gloucester police sergeant Jeremiah Nicastro patrols through a cemetery after visiting the grave of a relative that died of heroin overdose on March...
Snow covers a cemetery on March 22, 2016 in Gloucester, MA. Gloucester and communities across New England are struggling with an epidemic of overdose...
Street signs stand outside a substance abuse treatment center on March 22, 2016 in Westborough, MA. The new 100-bed residential rehab center, run by...
Drug addicts in recovery listen to a counselor at a substance abuse treatment center on March 22, 2016 in Westborough, MA. The new 100-bed...
Gloucester police chief Leonard Campanello speaks from his office on March 22, 2016 in Gloucester, MA. Last year Campanello created the Angel...
Lounge awaits the arrival of new drug addicts to a substance abuse treatment center on March 22, 2016 in Westborough, MA. The new 100-bed residential...
Drug addict in recovery writes a list of motivational quotes at a substance abuse treatment center on March 22, 2016 in Westborough, MA. The new...
Family walks through a public housing project notorious for heroin sales on March 14, 2016 in New London, CT. Communities across New England are...
Narcotics police officer looks over a camp where heroin addicts take refuge under a bridge on March 14, 2016 in New London, CT. Communities across...
Drug addict in recovery , speaks with a counselor at a substance abuse treatment center on March 22, 2016 in Westborough, MA. The new 100-bed...
Bed awaits the arrival of a new drug addict at a substance abuse treatment center on March 22, 2016 in Westborough, MA. The new 100-bed residential...
Police officer holds a bag of heroin confiscated as evidence on March 22, 2016 in Gloucester, MA. Last June Gloucester created the Angel Program,...
Jackson who said he is addicted to prescription medication, struggles to stand on March 14, 2016 in New London, CT. Police say an increasing number...
An artist paints the Gloucester Harbor on March 22, 2016 in Gloucester, MA. Gloucester and communities across New England are struggling with an...
Plainclothed narcotics officer speaks to an addict on March 14, 2016 in New London, CT. Police say an increasing number of suburban addicts are...
Jackson who said he is addicted to prescription medication, lies passed out in a public library on March 14, 2016 in New London, CT. Police say an...
New London police officers search a suspect for heroin on March 14, 2016 in New London, CT. Police say an increasing number of suburban addicts are...
Parents who's children suffered from heroin overdoses address students at Fitch Senior High School listen during a presentation to educate teens...
Jackson who said he is addicted to prescription medication, lies passed out in a public library on March 14, 2016 in New London, CT. Police say an...
Joe de la Cruz, who's son is in recovery from heroin addiction, speaks to students at Fitch Senior High School to educate them about the dangers of...
Students at Fitch Senior High School listen during a presentation in the school auditorium to educate them about the dangers of opioid painkiller...
Students at Fitch Senior High School depart after attending a presentation to educate them about the dangers of opioid painkiller medication and...
Jackson who said he is addicted to prescription medication, lies passed out in a public library on March 14, 2016 in New London, CT. Police say an...
Traffic moves through downtown streets on March 14, 2016 in New London, CT. Communities across New England are struggling with an epidemic of...
Heroin user prepares to inject himself on March 23, 2016 in New London, CT. Communities nationwide are struggling with the unprecidented heroin and...
Gull flies over downtown on March 14, 2016 in New London, CT. Communities across New England are struggling with an epidemic of overdoses and deaths...
Heroin user injects himself on March 23, 2016 in New London, CT. Communities nationwide are struggling with the unprecidented heroin and opioid pain...
Kim Sullivan, who's son , died of a heroin overdose, prepares address students at Fitch Senior High School during a presentation to educate teens...
Plainclothed narcotics officer searches the car of a suspected heroin addict on March 14, 2016 in New London, CT. Police say an increasing number of...
Heroin user injects himself on March 23, 2016 in New London, CT. Communities throughout New England and nationwide are struggling with the...
Students at Fitch Senior High School listen during a presentation in the school auditorium to educate them about the dangers of opioid painkiller...
Mural stands in downtown on March 14, 2016 in New London, CT. Officials say the current heroin epidemic cuts across all demographics, as millions of...