Monroe County in Grip of Deadly Heroin 'Epidemic'

Published December 13, 2013

Monroe County In Grip Of Deadly Heroin 'Epidemic'
April Demers, with the Monroe Substance Abuse Coalition, said Monroe County treats more people for heroin and opiate addictions than any other county in Michigan. “We're losing people at just an alarming rate,” Demers told WWJ's Jon Hewett. “Monroe … Read more on CBS Local

Delbert Tibbs dies at 74; exonerated man's life defined by time on death row
But the prosecutor dropped all charges after deciding it was too risky to put the victim back on the witness stand given her history of drug and alcohol abuse. Tibbs' tale of injustice was one of six accounts of inmates released from death row in ''The … Read more on Los Angeles Times

US prescription drug overdoses quadruple over last decade
On a state-by-state basis, West Virginia led the nation with the highest drug overdose mortality rate of 28.9 per 100,000 people, the majority of which were caused by prescription drug abuse. Since 1999, the state's fatal overdose rate has increased by … Read more on World Socialist Web Site

Alcohol PSA “Don’t Be a Statistic”
Alcohol PSA for the 2013 Koronisfest contest.