Pubdate: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 Source: Times, The (Trenton, NJ) Copyright: 2014 The Times Contact: http://www.nj.com/times/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/458 Author: Karen Flicker THE DAMAGE OF DRUGS, LICIT AND ILLICIT The two above-the-fold stories in Sunday's edition, side by side, were the Mack corruption trial ("Two tell of attempts to pass cash to Mack," Jan. 26) and the widespread heroin epidemic ("Heroin makes a deadly comeback - The drug, cheap and widely available, leads to surge in overdoses"). The Mack story includes mention of the running of an oxycodone distribution ring. The heroin story talks about oxycodone leading to heroin use and addiction. (That is, if you are one of the lucky ones who doesn't die before seeking treatment.) I finished my coffee, got a splitting headache, and went back to bed. - -- Karen Flicker, Hopewell Township - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom