The Opioid Crisis: For People Who Don’t Understand, She’s ‘Just Another Statistic’
The mother of a woman who died of a heroin overdose spoke out about her daughter's struggle in hopes of reaching just one other family who was going through what she had. She ended up touching thousands.
The Boston Globe:
A Mother’s Depiction Of Daughter’s Overdose Touches Thousands
When Kathleen Errico of Haverhill found her 23-year-old daughter dead of a heroin overdose on April 2 — slumped over in bed, lips white, television turned on at 3:45 a.m. — a devastating, years-long struggle had ended. The demons of opioid addiction finally took the life of Kelsey Endicott, the mother of a toddler who would soon turn 2. But Errico’s heart-rending discovery in the still of night also marked a remarkable beginning. (MacQuarrier and Farragher, 4/14)
In other news, a poll shows that 3 out of 10 people in Ohio know someone who is abusing prescription drugs —
The Cleveland Plain Dealer:
Opiate And Heroin Crisis Affecting More Ohioans, Poll Shows
About three in 10 Ohio adults now know someone who abuses prescription pain relievers, and of these, 40 percent know someone who has overdosed on these medications, according to a new Ohio Health Issues Poll released today. (Zeltner, 4/14)
