1.   Communities in Maine, Kentucky and Virginia have been devastated by crime waves involving OxyContin addicts.

2.   The needle exchange program has been knocked because it involves drug addicts.

3.   Juvenile crime in Ho Chi Minh City has been increasing sharply in recent years, particularly incidents involving drug addicts, the Liberated Saigon newspaper reported Wednesday.

4.   The study involved addicts, who had tried and failed repeatedly to kick the habit.