heroin

Heroin Addiction & Treatment In The St. Louis Area

Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:08:02 +0000

The number of heroin deaths in St. Louis County has decreased in recent months when compared to recent years, however, use of and addiction to the drug in the St. Louis area has grown to epidemic proportions.

St. Louis County Making Progress Against Heroin Epidemic

Julie Bierach — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:14:00 +0000

For the past year, St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch and community organizations have held nearly two dozen town hall meetings to raise awareness of the heroin epidemic. Deaths from heroin overdoses continue to decline, but officials say they are seeing an uptick in some age groups.

Through September of this year there have been 45 heroin deaths in St. Louis County, that’s compared to 55 last year.

St. Louis Public Radio’s Julie Bierach sat down with Chief Fitch to talk about their efforts to go after heroin suppliers.

Morning headlines: Thursday, July 19, 2012

WUIS and Rachel Lippmann — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:59:31 +0000

Building in Midtown fire up to code, fire chief says

City fire officials say a Tuesday night blaze that left an apartment building near Saint Louis University completely uninhabitable does not appear to be suspicious.

Morning headlines: Monday, July 16, 2012

Julie Bierach and The Associated Press — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:31:49 +0000

Quinn to announce plan to address Illinois' drought

Gov. Pat Quinn plans a visit to a southern Illinois farm today. The Illinois Farm Bureau says that so far, it's the sixth driest year on record. The average precipitation of the first half of the year was 12.6 inches. Much of Illinois' corn and soybean crop is suffering. Farm officials say southern Illinois is experiencing the worst of it. Quinn is expected to detail whatever government relief may be available to drought-affected growers and ranchers.

Heroin deaths decline in St. Louis County

The Associated Press — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:00:01 +0000

St. Louis County officials believe a strong public awareness campaign about the dangers of heroin use are having an impact.

The county has reported 14 deaths from heroin through April 10, down from 32 over the same period last year - a drop of more than 50 percent.