At Issue
S29 E13: At Issue Town Hall: The Heroin Epidemic
Season 29 Episode 13 | 56m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Heroin overdoses in central Illinois, eight panelists address the issue of addiction.
In light of the large increase in heroin overdoses in central Illinois, eight panelists address the issue of opiate addiction - the impact of painkillers as an introductory drug to heroin, drug courts, treatment programs including the use of methadone and suboxone, the shortage of funding for those treatments, police response to overdose calls and the use of Narcan.
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At Issue is a local public television program presented by WTVP
At Issue
S29 E13: At Issue Town Hall: The Heroin Epidemic
Season 29 Episode 13 | 56m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
In light of the large increase in heroin overdoses in central Illinois, eight panelists address the issue of opiate addiction - the impact of painkillers as an introductory drug to heroin, drug courts, treatment programs including the use of methadone and suboxone, the shortage of funding for those treatments, police response to overdose calls and the use of Narcan.
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