Minneapolis town hall looks at heroin's legacy of misery in Indian communities

Around 100 people attended a Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office town hall meeting Thursday night at the Church of Gichitwaa Kateri in Minneapolis to discuss the devastating effects of heroin on the American Indian community and to provide prevention tips.

Many of the audience members were affiliated with the Little Earth housing complex in Minneapolis, which has lost six people to heroin overdoses over the past six months.

Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek, who acted as a moderator, began the meeting by asking those in attendance to raise their hands if they’ve been directly affected by the issue of addiction. More than two-thirds of the audience indicated they had.

http://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-town-hall-looks-at-heroin-s-legacy-of-misery-in-indian-communities/305424411/