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Heroin and Opioid Drug Addiction a Campaign Issue in Congressional Race

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Community leaders and politicians can’t seem to find many answers for the epidemic of heroin and other drug abuse.  The issue is certainly on Washington’s Radar.  We examine how congress might act, in this second part of our congressional election series. 
WAER’s Chris Bolt compares the tragic stories of families torn up by heroin…with proposals by 24th district congressional candidates.  

Chris Bolt, Ed.D. has proudly been covering the Central New York community and mentoring students for more than 30 years. His career in public media started as a student volunteer, then as a reporter/producer. He has been the news director for WAER since 1995. Dedicated to keeping local news coverage alive, Chris also has a passion for education, having trained, mentored and provided a platform for growth to more than a thousand students. Career highlights include having work appear on NPR, CBS, ABC and other news networks, winning numerous local and state journalism awards.