Summary: Deaths from heroin overdoses have spiked across the country. Maryland saw fatal overdoses rise 54 percent in 2012, and in Baltimore the jump was 66 percent, according to the state health department. What’s behind the recent spike in heroin overdoses and addiction and why has Baltimore been known as a “heroin town” for decades? Our guests: Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, secretary of the state health department; Chris Serio-Chapman, director of community risk reduction services for the Baltimore City Health Department; and Israel Cason, CEO of the “I Can’t, We Can” holistic recovery program.
