COUNCILMAN IS WILLING TO
CONSIDER RADICAL IDEAS TO FIGHT
BACK.
REPORTER: THE CENTER FOR
ADDICTION TREATMENT SAYS
HAMILTON COUNTY IS GROUND ZERO
IN THE HEROIN EPIDEMIC, THE
NUMBER ONE COUNTY IN THE NUMBER
ONE STATE FOR OVERDOSES.
NOW, ONE CINCINNATI LEADER WAN
THE CITY TO BE AT THE TOP, A
NATIONAL MODEL WHEN IT COMES TO
FIGHTING HEROIN.
CINCINNATI, LIKE MUCH OF THE
NATION, CAN'T SEEM TO ESCAPE
HEROIN'S GRIP.
>> HEROIN-RELATED DEATH HAS NOW
OUTNUMBERED GUN HOMICIDES IN OUR
NATION, WHICH IS A PRETTY SCARY
STATISTIC.
REPORTER: BECAUSE THE DEADLY
DRUG IS RUINING SO MANY LIVES,
CINCINNATI HEALTH WORKERS, LIKE
DOCTOR JENNIFER MOONEY, ARE NOW
PARTNERING WITH FIREFIGHTERS AND
POLICE OFFICERS TO MAKE SURE
EVERYONE'S ON THE SAME PAGE.
>> I THINK THIS IS A REALLY
UNPRECEDENTED BUT REALLY WELL
DESERVED REASON FOR THE THREE OF
US TO CONVENE.
PARADIGMS.
THAT'S A CHALLENGE.
LAW ENFORCEMENT STILL IS LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
WE'RE PUBLIC HEALTH, BUT WE
REALLY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHERE WE CAN MEET IN THE MIDDLE.
REPORTER: DOCTOR MOONEY TALKED
ABOUT POTENTIAL NEW WAYS TO DEAL
WITH THE HEROIN CRISIS DURING A
RECENT LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MEETING.
CHRIS SMITHERMAN HEADS THE
COMMITTEE, AND HE'S WORRIED
ABOUT THE IMPACT THE HEROIN
FIGHT IS HAVING ON POLICE AND
FIRE CREWS.
>> OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ARE
EXHAUSTED.
I'VE SPOKEN TO BOTH CHIEFS, AND
THEY'RE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT
THERE'S AMAZING STRESS ON OUR
RESOURCES.
REPORTER: SMITHERMAN ASKED
MOONEY TO CREATE A PROTOCOL FOR
FIRST RESPONDERS, ESPECIALLY
POLICE OFFICERS, SO THEY DON'T
END UP SPENDING SO MUCH TIME
DEALING WITH OVERDOSE VICTIMS AT
THE EXPENSE OF OTHER PUBLIC
SAFETY CONCERNS.
>> I DON'T CARE HOW RADICAL IT
IS.
>> I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN
DO THAT.
A LOT OF THE REQUESTS ARE VERY
FEASIBLE, BUT I THINK THAT'S THE
ABSOLUTE TRUTH IS HOW TO GET TO
THE BOTTOM TO WHERE POLICE CAN
ACTUALLY SERVE AS LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGAIN.
REPORTER: DOCTOR MOONEY WILL
REPORT BACK TO THE CITY'S LAW
AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE BY
THE END OF THIS MONTH.
AND AGAIN, CHRIS SMITHERMAN TOLD
ME HE'S OPEN TO ALL IDEAS,
INCLUDING TURNING SOME CURRENTLY
UNUSED CITY FACILITIES INTO
CENTERS WHERE HEALTH WORKERS AND
COUNSELORS COULD TAKE PEOPLE WHO
OVERDOSE FOR IMMEDIATE
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