By Kathryn Luppi
This is the first article of two covering the opioid epidemic. The second article to follow is Turning the Tables on the Opioid Epidemic: Addressing Prevention and Recovery.
Abuse of opioids, also known as painkillers, is the fastest-growing drug problem in America. “We need to turn the tables on this epidemic so that the next generation has a chance,” said Colleen Babcock, coordinator of the Alden Substance Abuse Coalition and the Parent and Family Support Coordinator at Horizon Health Services where her son, Christopher, 25, continues his treatment and recovery. Christopher’s journey since a high school junior with opioid addiction speaks to both the lethality of today’s opioids and the stubbornness of addiction.
For full story see the May 26th issue of the Alden Advertiser.
