Heroin in the Heartland.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

60 Minutes

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adolescent Health.

Public Health.

Drugs and Medications.

Addictions.

Drug abuse.

Illegal drugs.

Ohio.

Local Subjects:

Adolescent Health.

Public Health.

Drugs and Medications.

Addictions.

Drug abuse.

Illegal drugs.

Ohio.

Genre:

News story

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 minutes)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2015.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

A report on the increasing accessibility and use of heroin in the United States. Federal and local authorities across America believe it's the biggest drug epidemic today. Drug dealers, connected to Mexican drug cartels, have expanded from an inner-city focus to the suburbs for a new set of consumers: high school students, college athletes, teachers and professionals. Focusing on families in the Columbus, Ohio suburbs dealing with this problem, the reasons for the rise of this epidemic are discussed. The drug that reverses the effects of opiates in the brain, Naloxone Hydrochloride (Narcan), is now available in Ohio without a prescription. Includes interviews with: former heroin addicts: Hannah Morris and Jenna Morrison; Mike DeWine, Ohio Attorney General; Jessica Kaiser, forensic scientist for Ohio Attorney General; and parents of heroin addicts: Wayne and Christy Campbell (whose son Tyler died); T.J. and Heidi Riggs (whose daughter Marin died); Brian Malone and Lea Heidman (whose daughter Alyssa died); Brenda Stewart (whose two sons are in recovery), Tracy Morrison, (whose two daughters are in recovery); and Rob Brandt (whose son Robby died).

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed January 16, 2024).