Dane County Heroin Issue

You may know someone who uses heroin or have read about it in the newspaper or online.  In Dane County, Wisconsin, it is the most dangerous illicit drug.  As of June of this year, there were 15 deaths due to heroin overdoses in Dane County, and there is concern that it will exceed last year's death toll of 27.  There are also more traffic accidents involving heroin, such as this one where someone drove head-on into a Madison Metro bu (link: http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/crime_and_courts/article_5fad673e-ee81-11e0-b4ea-001cc4c03286.html).  Police and county officials are finding that Madison is a regional hub for heroin and people are driving here from up to 50 miles away to purchase the drug (link: http://www.channel3000.com/news/29031530/detail.html).  For anyone in Dane County who is struggling with any type of substance abuse issue, please consider getting help.  Here is the county's list of available resources - many of which are national programs, so even if you aren't in Dane county you should be able to find someone to call in your area.  http://www.danecountyhumanservices.org/AODA/additional_resources.aspx