"WESTBOROUGH, MA - MARCH 22: A rehab counselor ""high-fives"" an addict in recovery following a group therapy session at a substance abuse treatment center on March 22, 2016 in Westborough, MA. The new 100-bed residential rehab center, run by Spectrum Health Systems, is expanding staff, as communities across New England are struggling with the unprecidented heroin and opioid pain pill epidemic. On March 15, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), announced guidelines for doctors to reduce the amount of opioid painkillers prescribed nationwide, in an effort to curb the epidemic. The CDC estimates that most new heroin addicts first became hooked on prescription pain medication before graduating to heroin, which is stronger and cheaper. (John Moore/Getty Images)"
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