1.   And young people are coming forward to say that the sex trade, bound up with a sharp rise in heroin abuse, started right here in Vermont.

2.   Being the son of a famous rock musician was no insulation against heroin abuse for Oscar Scaggs, his father says.

3.   A needle-exchange program has been introduced to fight AIDS among addicts because the region has seen a rapid rise in heroin abuse.

4.   Brown also noted a new report showing a rise in heroin abuse and continued high levels of cocaine abuse across the country.

5.   But why heroin abuse is particularly bad in Seattle is a matter of some debate.

6.   Heroin abuse also is high in the state.

7.   In the projects of South Boston, teen heroin abuse spurred people to see youths as victims of drugs.

8.   Mitchell is in treatment for heroin abuse.

9.   She left their care to others while she was adrift in the white storm of cocaine and heroin abuse and a whirlwind of partying.

10.   Though the film also goes on to show one character dying of AIDS and another quitting drugs cold turkey, it never does condemn heroin abuse.