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Heroin Overdoses In The Midwest

Health officials are seeking an extension to the needle-exchange as a way to combat the Southeastern Indiana HIV outbreak.

A three -day conference in Ohio is bringing State Supreme Court justices and other high-ranking officials together to discuss battling drug abuse in the Midwest.

This week on Noon Edition, we're hosting our own conversation about opioids such as heroin and the effects they are having on the community. Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia were among the five states with the highest rates of drug overdose deaths in 2014, while Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia were among 14 that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified with significant drug overdose death rate increase from 2013 to 2014.

What does the fight against opioids look like in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky? From needle exchanges to naloxone, we'll answer your questions about a dangerous trend.

Noon Edition airs every Friday at 12 p.m.

Guests:

Terry DeMio, Cincinnati Enquirer

Carrie Lawrence, Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention

Chris Abert, Indiana Recovery Alliance

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