Delco Deals with Prescription Drug Abuse

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The heart-wrenching story of a school principal who lost his son to drugs and the first-person story of a woman’s heroin addiction gripped the attention of parents attending the first Community Forum on Prescription Drug Abuse presented by the Delaware County Heroin Task Force.

About 50 people attended the forum, presented May 9 at the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center at Upper Darby High School. Headed by Delaware County Council and District Attorney Jack Whelan, the Heroin Task Force was formed in September, 2012, to raise awareness about the prescription drug and heroin epidemic impacting the nation and the county.

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