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Meriden rally held to end the stigma of heroin addiction

MERIDEN – The heroin epidemic has hit Connecticut – and the entire nation – hard and a rally to end the stigma around addiction was held Satur...
addiction stigma rally

MERIDEN - The heroin epidemic has hit Connecticut - and the entire nation - hard and a rally to end the stigma around addiction was held Saturday in Meriden .

Recovering addicts, along with other speakers, gathered at Hubbard Park for "Roadway of Hope" to help educate the public and raise awareness aroudn issues of addiction.

"It's not so much a social stigma any more, it's a social issue. So events like this gives an opportunity for people to come together. That's important. No one is alone any more,"" said Joe Diaz, a rally volunteer and himself a recovering addict.

About 100 people attended Saturday's event.

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