At a time when fatal
heroin and opioid overdoses have risen to unprecedented rates — 10 suspected opiate overdose deaths a week in Erie County — many area families complain that health care insurers are denying coverage for loved ones
seeking medication and inpatient treatment for their
addictions.
Wicklow is another major
heroin blackspot, with 176 addicts
seeking treatment — mainly in the seaside town of Bray, which has a well - documented history of
addiction dating back to the early 1990s.