YMCA to host free screening of addiction film
WEST CHESTER — While the stats may be grim – with some 22 million Americans suffering from addiction and only 1 in 10 ever receiving treatment – the YMCA of Greater Brandywine is working to offer help and hope to those impacted by the grip of addiction.
Partnering with Kacie’s Cause and the Chester County Chapter of Pennsylvania Recovery Organization – Achieving Community Together (PRO-ACT),...
D.A. releases chilling statistics on heroin deaths
Monitoring just one facet of proactive approach to preventing tragedies, he says
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan discusses the launch of a Narcotics Overdose Prevention and Education (NOPE) chapter in Chester County.
Two outcomes are likely for those who become addicted to heroin: They will overdose and die immediately or become addicted...
Hogan announces new prescription drug drop off boxes
10 locations around Chester County make it easier dispose of unwanted prescriptions
Various county officials inspect the medication drop box located in the Sheriff’s Office at the Chester County Justice Center, including (from left to right): Cathy Dugan from Kacie’s Cause, Lt. Kevin Dykes of the Chester County Detectives, Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, District Attorney Tom Hogan, State Representative...
