Heroin problem has methadone clinics fighting each other in Covington

COVINGTON – The region's heroin problem has methadone clinics competing with each other in Covington.

The demand appears to be there. A steady stream of cars files every weekday morning into the small plaza on Madison Avenue where NKY Med Clinic, Northern Kentucky's only methadone clinic, operates.

Inside, a long line of people patiently wait for methadone, an opioid used to wean addicts off heroin.

Companies that operate methadone clinics have taken notice of the region's heroin problem and demand for treatment.

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