authorities tell us new jersey 's storms .
kelly clixby says taking heroin - related .
the sheriff says some of the victims are only in their 20's.
then another , and another , and ravages of heroin addiction haunt friends , families and whole towns enlarge this image toggle caption maddie mcgarvey for npr maddie mcgarvey for npr marion , ohio , just north of columbus , used to be an idyllic place to grow up .
heroin overdoses , for example , have surged in cedar rapids in the past five years .
 
even worse , he added , heroin use is spreading in iowa , and its deadly reach is likely to continue to grow .
while it is an old drug , it is new to many people .
heroin has related video from new jersey 101.5 : this week , we 're taking a special look at heroin 's increasing grip on the garden state .