Crime & Safety
'Heroin in Hudson: A Community Crisis' Forum Set for July 18
The drug that contributed to 'Glee' actor Cory Monteith's recent death is the subject of a public forum at First Presbyterian Church at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
The Hudson Community Foundation is sponsoring "Heroin in Hudson: A Community Crisis," a public forum to address heroin abuse on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at First Presbyterian Church. The forum begins at 6:30 p.m.
According to a flier posted online this is the order of speakers at the forum:
- Introduction
- Nick Motu, Hazelden, Explanation of opiate based painkillers and how they lead to heroin
- Phil Drewiske, Recovering addict, Personal story
- Roger and Judy Drewiske, Parents story
- Peter VanDusartz, Hudson Hospital Programs for Change, Physical and psychological effects of heroin addiction
- Steven Skoog, Recovering addict, Personal story
- Jodi and Phil Skoog, Parents story
- Law enforcement HPD Det. Sgt. Geoff Willems; St. Croix County Investigator Jim Mikla
- Karen Hale, mother of Alysa Ivy, A mother’s story
- St. Croix County Coalition, Sara Seidel
- Closing remarks and adjourn to question and answer period
"'This is the face of a mother of a heroin addict. My daughter is the face of a heroin addict,' Hale said through tears. 'This is the most excruciating pain, and I don't want another parent to feel this.'"
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