11 Investigates traces the route heroin takes to Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — “This isn't how my life is supposed to end.”

Steve Johnson is only 48, but he's facing the very real possibility that he will die soon. He's a heroin addict, using between five and 10 bags per day.

11 Investigates found out where the heroin is coming from before it comes to Pittsburgh -- and tracked it from the source.

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Tonight on Channel 11 News at 5 p.m., Aaron Martin shows you a giant open-air drug market in Pennsylvania, and traces the route those drugs take to Pittsburgh.

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