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^Elaborate man. I've never heard of such a thing .
^I'm actually from Boston myself, or rather, the inner suburbs, Lowell to be specific. It's known to be a fairly rough town with about 100,000 people. Massachusetts is actually pretty well known for the blatant juxtaposition between the wealthy and the poor. You'll find some of the wealthiest people in New England and probably the entire country in Back Bay and you will meet some of the most poor mere blocks away in Dorchester. It's a rough town and believe me, Heroin was here before the epidemic.
Heroin seems to be a fairly new phenomenon for most of the country. It's encroachment into white suburbia has been in the news endlessly. Heroin has been big in Boston since the 60's and has never stopped. The interesting thing about Boston as well, is that the drugs are mainly sold in the inner suburbs and not actually in the city. People know that he bad/fent dope is found in the city, but if you go to Lawrence or Lowell to see the Dominicans, you always get fire.
I have pretty distinct memories as a child of seeing syringes, passed out junkies and bums and local news about Heroin. This was back in the early 90's mind you. Heroin has made it's reach into the rest of New England and the rest of the country, but for people in the Boston area and especially New York City, Heroin has been around for some time.