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In a small city overwhelmed by opioid-related drug overdoses, a desperate police department began sending an addiction counselor along on drug raids in a successful effort to reduce the unrelenting demand for drugs. Eventually, drug-related murders came down in Huntington almost 70% and overdoses dr...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Alfonsi, Sharyn (Interviewer), Velie, Ashley (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, NY : Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2019.
Series:60 Minutes
Subjects:
Opioid abuse > West Virginia > Huntington.
Opioid abuse > Treatment > West Virginia > Huntington.
Drug addicts > Rehabilitation > West Virginia > Huntington.
Mental health services > West Virginia > Huntington.
Toxicomanes > Réadaptation > Virginie-Occidentale > Huntington.
Services de santé mentale > Virginie-Occidentale > Huntington.
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Television news programs.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In a small city overwhelmed by opioid-related drug overdoses, a desperate police department began sending an addiction counselor along on drug raids in a successful effort to reduce the unrelenting demand for drugs. Eventually, drug-related murders came down in Huntington almost 70% and overdoses dropped more than 40%. Includes interviews with the head of the drug unit Rocky Johnson; police chief Hank Dial; mental health addiction specialist Krishawna Harless; and Breanna Dement, who received treatment through the program.
Physical Description:1 online resource (13 minutes)
Playing Time:00:12:24