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IV drug use in Kitsap County surges to record levels

By Josh Farley
Kitsap Sun
Posted October 5, 2013 at 6 p.m.

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Monica Lorance looks at photos of her late fiance, James Allen Erickson. LARRY STEAGALL / KITSAP SUN

Addiction, overdoses and hundreds of thousands of drug needles are plaguing Kitsap County as IV drug use reaches never before seen levels.

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