Working to curb and reverse Frederick County’s opioid epidemic takes a lot of people working across many fronts. More than that, it takes committed people who are equipped with the awareness, knowledge and training to act effectively.
Part 3: What Can You Do?
When Amanda Ashley quit heroin, she was three months pregnant, alone and working as an escort out of a motel in Hagerstown.
In the throes of his addiction, Mike Greenberg, a recovering heroin addict, spent years running from the police.
Before Jessica Mulgrew died of a heroin overdose, she lay unconscious for at least 30 minutes because her companions were too afraid to call for help, said Kelsea Kephart, Mulgrew’s cousin.
Frank Illiano remembers the night he realized he needed to take action.
It’s never pleasant for Branden Joseph McCallister to confront his addictions, but the 35-year-old Frederick resident decided early in his recovery that he was even less comfortable remaining silent.
Cassandra Key hasn’t used since Sept. 21.
