Heroin treatment

Westbrook native Stephen Barbour was turned on to oxycontin by a close family friend. His addiction to painkillers led him to heroin. He nearly missed the Amtrak train for his trip to rehab in Haverill, Mass., after shooting up with heroin one last time before entering detox. Staff photos by Gabe Souza

PORTLAND, ME – JUNE 3: Stephen Barbour of Westbrook, a heroin addict, waits anxiously while on the Amtrak Downeaster headed for Haverhill, Mass., where he would enter a rehabilitation program Friday, June 3, 2016. Barbour was sent to Massachusetts because of a shortage of beds in Maine. He was turned on to oxycontin by a close family friend. His addiction to painkillers led him to heroin. Barbour fidgeted a lot during the ride, checking his phone frequently. (Photo by Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer)

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