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River Falls police investigate death of Tyler Hole
River Falls police report there is an investigation into the cause of Hole’s death. Police said a drug overdose is believed to be the cause. Suicide is not suspected.
Thursday, February, 21, 2013 - Hudson Star-Observer - News

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Circle program addresses sudden-death trauma
Facing a loved one’s sudden death from homicide, suicide, traffic fatality or drug overdose often leaves survivors feeling alone and challenged to cope with the impact of a traumatic death.
Thursday, March, 21, 2013 - Hudson Star-Observer - Community

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21-year-old found dead in Hudson motel; drugs suspected
The death of a 21-year-old woman at the Super 8 in Hudson on May 18 appears to be drug and/or alcohol-related according to the Hudson Police Department.
Friday, May, 24, 2013 - Hudson Star-Observer - News

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Drug unit busts heroin traffickers
Wisconsin News
A drug unit at Duluth-Superior has arrested 23 people after a six-month investigation into heroin trafficking in the Twin Ports. And as of June 7, the team still sought nine other suspects.
Friday, June, 08, 2012 - River Falls Journal - Wisconsin News

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Prescription painkillers can lead to addiction
Heroin is becoming a primary drug of choice in the Hudson area based on the clients they are seeing at Programs for Change, the drug treatment program for Hudson Hospital and Clinic.
Friday, April, 05, 2013 - Hudson Star-Observer - News

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Heroin in Hudson: not just in big cities anymore
When baby boomers think about heroin and who uses it, it is unlikely that young adults in Hudson come to mind. But that’s exactly who is using the drug these days according to Hudson police.
Friday, April, 05, 2013 - Hudson Star-Observer - News

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Data shows increase in heroin deaths
Wisconsin News
It was not all that long ago when Wisconsin’s only heroin deaths were in the Milwaukee urban area.
Wednesday, December, 12, 2012 - River Falls Journal - Wisconsin News

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OUR VIEW: Hudson’s dark underbelly - heroin
Opinion
We know, and often brag, about the wonderful community in which we live - but it has its dark underbelly also. In the past couple of years there have been four deaths locally, and eight or nine deaths within a few miles of Hudson.
Thursday, April, 04, 2013 - Hudson Star-Observer - Opinion

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Bill limiting junk-food purchases with food stamps passes Assembly; Heroin use spikes in mid-Wisconsin; more state news
Wisconsin News
The state Assembly has voted to make Wisconsin the first state to force food stamp recipients to spend most of their benefits on healthy food. Marathon County sheriff’s official Gary Schneck said heroin use in the Wausau area has jumped rapidly in the last three years, and it started when drug-makers added time-release coatings to painkillers like OxyContin to cut down on their abuse.
Wednesday, May, 08, 2013 - Hudson Star-Observer - News

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