Editor's note: Today is the first in a series of six on the drug crisis in Howard County. This week: A look at the drug crisis and the impact on one family.
A man and a woman lay on the banks of Wildcat Creek, faces obscured at the angle the photo was taken. The man is propped up by a medic to help him breathe. The woman is flat on her back with bare, dirty feet nearly in the water.
Editor's note: This is the second in a six-part series on the drug crisis in our community. This week: The foster care system. Next week: Pill mills.
Since 2012, Indiana has seen a more than 50 percent increase in children in need of foster care, a problem that is attributed to drug addiction, according to the Indiana Youth Institute.
Jessica Harmon said she was making up to $4,000 a month selling prescription pills such as oxycodone and hydrocodone on the street. Her supplier? The Wagoner Medical Center in Burlington.
Editor's note: This is the third in a six-part series on the local drug epidemic. This week: Pill mills. Next week: The challenge of treating addiction.
David Doan knew the pain medication he was taking was killing him. He tried to stop. He tried to find an alternative.
Editor's note: This is the fourth in a six-part series on the drug crisis in the local community. This week: Treating addiction. Next week: Drug court.
Someone suffering from addiction isn’t an “addict,” they’re “a person with addiction," according to MarJo Doyle of Community Howard Regional Health.
Over half of infants exposed to opioids prenatally suffer from withdrawal symptoms after birth, truly making them the youngest victims of a national opioid crisis that has taken its toll locally.
Editor's note: This is the fifth in a six-part series on the drug crisis in our community. This week: Drug court. Next week: What can the community do to solve the problem?
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Community in Crisis is a six-part series exploring the drug crisis in Howard County. These stories will be published each Sunday through April 8.
- Community in Crisis
- Honoring Deputy Koontz
- Neighborhood Guides
- Changing the Conversation: Poverty in Our Community
- Stories of War
- 100 Objects
- Addiction Series
- April 11, 1965 - 50 Years Later
- Ryan White: 25 Years Later
- The Battle for Baseball
- Paying for College
- Nov. 17, 2013: One Year Later
- Degrees of debt
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