Topic: COMMUNITY INTEREST
By Tammy Duffy
Have you spoke to your kids about Heroin? If not, why not? In the town of Hamilton, NJ (Mercer County) there have been 11 Narcan deployments since Jan 2014. This number just went up. The number just went to 12. A 38 year old Hamiltonian overdosed on Heroin last week. Narcan was deployed. The patient went into a coma....they later died last week. I will be doing an article in my blog once a week that will focus on this epidemic. Duffy's Cultural Couture is committed to help you have these tough conversations and keep yourself educated on this topic.
Hamilton, NJ has one of the biggest issues in the nation as it pertains to Heroin overdoses. They have even superseded Trenton. What has been clearly evident is the lack of information or focus by the local department of health or the administration, which is very sad. This is the same town that went bananas over one Hep A case, yet 11 people deployed with Narcan (would have died) and now 4 deaths, and not a peep out of any of the local Hamilton government or health department. Does this not warrant a community focus?
Every week we will be posting a new article that focuses on this very important issue. We hope that it will help to bring focus and assistance to those who need it so desparately.
Posted by tammyduffy
at 8:15 PM EDT
Updated: Sunday, 3 May 2015 8:19 PM EDT
