196: Lou Alpert: Mothering an Addict: What Happened After This Mom Saw Her Daughter Shooting Heroin on CNN

Summary: On December 1, 2017, Lou Apert along with the rest of the nation watched a video of her very pregnant daughter shooting up heroin in an Albuquerque alley. The video was recorded by a policeman who offered to adopt the baby. Lou gives us the raw unfiltered truth of what it is like to be the mother of an addict and how complex the opioid epidemic is.