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The city’s fire chief Jan Rader, judge Patricia Keller and Necia Freeman, a ministry organizer have have been working to battle opioid abuse in the city. And their efforts are the subject of a new Netflix documentary, “Heroin(e).”
As the federal government treats the opioid epidemic as a national emergency, what lessons can be learned from people on the ground in a community where the overdose rate is ten times the national average?
Guests
- Elaine McMillon Sheldon Director; Heroin(e);@elainemsheldon
- Jan Rader Chief, Huntington Fire Department; @blazinwv
- Patricia Keller Judge, Sixth Family Court Circuit (Cabell County) in West Virginia
- Necia Freeman Organizer, Backpacks & Brown Bags Ministry;@NeciaTF
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