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Death rates from heroin increased in every age cohort, ethnic group (except American Indians/Alaskan Natives) and region of the country. (AP Photo/Minnesota Public Radio, Jeffrey Thompson)
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Edward Montour appears in Douglas County District Court during opening arguments, Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in Castle Rock. Colo. Montour, who was serving a life sentence for the 1997 death of his 11-week-old daughter when prosecutors say he beat to death corrections officer Eric Autobee in 2002. He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, RJ Sangosti, Pool
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FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2013, file photo, passengers spell out the word "HELP" aboard the disabled Carnival Lines cruise ship Triumph as it is towed to harbor off Mobile Bay, Ala. About three dozen passengers aboard the ill-fated cruise liner have filed a lawsuit in Miami hoping to collect thousands of dollars as a result of lingering medical and mental issues they claim were caused by their nightmarish experience. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
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** FILE ** In this undated image provided by Johns Hopkins Medicine in 2005 Dr. Deborah Persaud, a pediatric HIV expert at Johns Hopkins' Children's Center in Baltimore, holds a vial. A second baby born with the AIDS virus may have had her infection put into remission and possibly cured by very early treatment — in this instance, four hours after birth. Doctors revealed the case Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at an AIDS conference in Boston. A host of sophisticated tests at multiple times suggest the LA baby has completely cleared the virus, said Persaud, who led the testing. (AP Photo/Johns Hopkins Medicine)
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FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 29, 2014 file photo, Gary Mohr, director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, discusses the state's rising inmate population in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio says fewer inmates than ever are going back to prison after they've been released. Mohr attributes the drop to community programs that work with newly released inmates and new prison units that prepare inmate for life outside bars. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins, File)
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In this March 4, 2014, photo, a dog available for adoption barks at Downtown Dog Rescue in South Gate, Calif. Barking is one of the biggest causes of feuds in neighborhoods across America. Dogs usually bark if they are bored, afraid, or anxious, and owners can help with all of those things. Lori Weise, founder and owner of the rescue, teaches the rescue's 17 to bark on command. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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In this March 4, 2014, photo, a dog available for adoption barks at Downtown Dog Rescue in South Gate, Calif. Barking is one of the biggest causes of feuds in neighborhoods across America. Dogs usually bark if they are bored, afraid, or anxious, and owners can help with all of those things. Lori Weise, founder and owner of the rescue, teaches the rescue's 17 to bark on command. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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**FILE** In this March 4, 2014, photo, a dog available for adoption barks at Downtown Dog Rescue in South Gate, Calif. Barking is one of the biggest causes of feuds in neighborhoods across America. Dogs usually bark if they are bored, afraid, or anxious, and owners can help with all of those things. Lori Weise, founder and owner of the rescue, teaches the rescue's 17 to bark on command. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
