Lawmakers search for ways to reduce heroin problem in WNY

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- State lawmakers continue to search for ways to combat the growing heroin epidemic in Western New York. More than 20 people in Erie County died of heroin overdoses in 2014, according to the county health department.
Democratic State Senators Marc Panepinto and Tim Kennedy are now calling for more state aid to promote treatment options. They toured Horizon Village’s Terrace House Residential Treatment Center on Saturday.
“We need to make sure this facility is