Franklin County Leaders and Citizens meet about Opioid Epidemic

As the result of what is being called an epidemic the Franklin County Drug Coalition and the Winchester Police Department held a meeting last week at the Franklin County High School auditorium for parents and interested people.
The epidemic is from the abuse of opioids. During the meeting teenagers who have been addicted to the prescription medications spoke and one parent also spoke about their child being hooked. According to Winchester Police Chief Dennis Young, there has been one death related to the abuse of the addicting drugs. Young says that people think that just because the drug is prescribed by a doctor it is not addicting, but it is.
The meeting at the high school was to make people aware of the dangers of the opioids and the current problem being experienced in the community.