Heroin epidemic to be featured in cable documentary

The A&E television network will broadcast a documentary on the Brockton area's battle with OxyContin and heroin addiction at 9 p.m. Monday.

Part of the network's "Intervention" series, which focuses on drug addiction, the show is called "Intervention in-depth: Heroin Hits Home" and features many of the people and issues profiled in The Enterprise's yearlong package of stories called "Wasted Youth."

The "Wasted Youth" stories, which were first published in March 2007, revealed that at least 144 people have died from opiate overdoses in southeastern Mass. since 2004. Many of the victims were under 25.

"Heroin Hits Home," which was filmed over the past two months, will also be broadcast on A&E at 1 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25.

For more information on the show, go to aetv.com and click on "schedule."