finally did return to their lives back in the U.S., Robins tracked them, collecting data at regular intervals. And this is where the story takes a curious turn: According to her research, the number of soldiers who continued their heroin addiction once they returned to the U.S. was shockingly low.

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"I believe the number of people who actually relapsed to heroin use in the first year was about 5 percent," Jaffe said recently from his suburban Maryland home. In other words, 95 percent of the people who were addicted in Vietnam did not become re-addicted when they returned to the United States.

This flew in the face of everything everyone knew both about heroin and drug addiction generally. When addicts were treated in theYellow Belly: The top end of the dam above Narren Gullen Island has continued to fish well. Trolling or casting hard body lures, crank baits and small spinner baits has all been working well, as has bait fishing with small yabbies, shrimp & worms. I had some good reports from River campers on the bottom end of the dam from Scrubby back to the park. Fishing small yabbies & worms after dark in the grassed shallow areas. Andrew & family from Cootamundra had a great session, catching 10 yellows in one evening all on worms. Trolling remains tough down the bottom end of the Dam. Casting lures such as small spinner baits, crank baits and soft vibes in around the submerged pines in the shallows is the best