Heroin is on the rise in the Capital Region. Public television station WMHT and the Times Union recently collaborated in an effort to highlight the growing problem. Michelle, a nurse at Samaritan Hospital, talks about the challenges she and other medical professionals face in helping patients who are brought in on heroin. See the WMHT report here (scroll down for the story and video).
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