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Wayne Church Hosting Community Forum On Addiction Wednesday

Wayne police detectives will discuss how to recognize drug and alcohol use among teenagers and young adults.

WAYNE, NJ — Police detectives will host a community forum Wednesday on addiction and the use of heroin and alcohol among township teenagers.

Detectives Mark DuBois and Mike Zaccone, resource officers at Wayne Hills and Wayne Valley high schools, will cover the increasing use of drugs and alcohol among suburban teenagers.

The officers will go over how to recognize narcotics like heroin and marijuana and how to determine if someone may be using them.

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The forum will be at Packanack Community Church, 120 Lake Drive East at 7:30 p.m.

Attendance for Addiction In Our Town: What Every Parent Should Know," is free; reservations are suggested, but not required.

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Photo: A heroin user shows the markings on a bag of heroin. — Spencer Platt/Getty Images News/Getty Images

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