| Summary: | A follow-up report on how Ohio is trying to solve its increasing heroin addiction problem. Ohio, often referred to as Middle America, is combating heroin by creating drug courts to reduce the deaths and the incarcerations caused by the drug. However, former users with felony charges struggle to integrate back into society due to their criminal records, and rehab facilities are filled to capacity. Includes interviews with: Angie Pelfrey, recovery administrator at New Beginnings Freedom Hall Recovery Center; Mike DeWine, Ohio Attorney General; (Ret.) Judge Scott VanDerKarr, who created a drug court in Franklin County, Ohio; former heroin addicts Caitlyn and Robert (real names undisclosed); Jenna Morrison, recovering heroin addict; Tracy Morrison, Jenna's mother; Todd Anderson, Jenna's lawyer; Bradford Bailey, prosecutor in Hardin County, Ohio; Wayne and Christy Campbell, whose son Tyler died of a heroin overdose. Also includes comments by Greg Peterson, mayor of Dublin, Ohio.
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