Packed courtrooms, police chases, and repeated calls for help with possible overdoses are the consequences of rampant heroin use in Ohio and Kentucky. The Cincinnati Enquirer sent out a team of reporters, photographers and videographers to document what an ordinary week looks like in communities battling the opioid epidemic. In just one week, they reported 180 overdoses.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer:
Read Full Article »Their bones look as if they might poke through their skin. Their eyes are sunken, their hair a tangled mess. Some are unsteady on their feet. Others scratch at sores on their arms.
A few lean on the table in front of the judge as if it is the only thing holding them up.
“This is a heroin case?” the judge asks.
This morning, as on most mornings, one in four felony cases on this Hamilton County court docket is directly connected to heroin.
