Registered nurse Judy Weaver shows Mercer County Sheriff's deputies and jail staff how to administer a dose of Narcan during a training class this summer at the adult detention facility. The drug can be used to counter the effects of an opioid overdose, including cases involving heroin.
1. Heroin addiction
Local law enforcement and courts in the past year have aggressively battled an increase in heroin use. Among the efforts was the creation this fall of the House of Hope in Celina, a rehabilitation facility for women. [
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