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From YouTube: At Your Service - Heroin
Description
AACPS-TV introduces a new program hosted by Susan Love and Christy Perdomo from the Student Services department. Each show will present topics of importance to students and their families. Christy talks with Lt. Doyle Batten, AA Co. Police and Amanda Larkins, Pathways Treatment Center, AAMC, about heroin use in Anne Arundel County. Original air date March 1, 2015.
A
B
Lieutenant
dole
baton-
I
am
the
commander
of
the
Anne
Arundel
County
Police
Department
school
safety
section
within
that
I
have
all
the
school
resource
officers
in
the
county,
so
our
officers
who
were
assigned
in
schools
they
report
to
me
and
I'm
the
department's
primary
liaison
to
the
school
system.
Ok,.
C
C
Amanda
Larkins
and
I
work
for
internal
medical,
centers
pathways
treatment
center
right
here
in
Annapolis
and
I
teach
prevention,
education
for
the
county,
so
as
a
part
of
the
community
outreach
initiative
through
the
hospital
I
go
into
schools
and
community
groups,
parent
talks
and
talk
about
prevention,
education
for
drugs
and
alcohol.
Ok,.
B
Is
a
highly
addictive
illegal
drug
and
it
is
derived
from
morphine
and
most
people
know
morphine
they've
heard
of
it
before
as
a
pain,
medication
for
hospital
usage
for
surgeries
and
post-surgery
kind
of
applications,
but
heroin
is
actually
derived
from
war
fein.
It
comes
from
originally
from
a
poppy
plant
and
the
problem
with
heroin.
It
is
unregulated,
it
is
not
professionally
manufactured
like
morphine.
All
kinds
of
adulterants
can
be
in
the
product
and
it
is
extraordinarily
addictive.
B
This
area
heroin
is
primarily
in
a
powder
form
and
it's
like
a
brown
really
kind
of
fine
snowflake,
but
we're
even
finer
than
that
kind
of
crystal
and
powder
form.
A
lot
of
times
is
found
in
capsules
in
this
area.
In
other
areas,
it
can
be
a
tar-like
substance,
but
it
really
you
know
if
you
don't
know
exactly
what
you're
looking
at
some
parents,
some
folks
for
the
very
first
time
when
they
it
some
of
the
other
indicators
of
heroin
might
be.
B
A
A
C
C
Time
that
they
user
is
not
like
the
second
time,
so
what
we
call
it
is
chasing
the
high
and
that's
really
where
the
addiction
kind
of
takes
over
and
and
creates
this
kind
of
out
of
control
spiral
downhill.
So
when
patients
come
for
treatment
at
that
point,
they're
not
really
even
maybe
even
getting
high
they're
just
using
it
in
order
not
to
go
through
withdrawal,
because,
unfortunately,
the
withdrawal
from
heroin
is
extremely
dangerous
and
it
makes
people
extremely
sick.
So
they
use
in
order
to
not
be
sick.
A
C
D
B
In
my
experience,
I've
worked
with
when
I
was
in
undercover
narcotics
enforcement.
I've
worked
with
younger
people
and
the
stigma
to
them
about
using
needles.
That
seems
like
a
very,
very
bad
thing
to
them
in
a
social
sense,
so
the
snorting
is
a
very
common
way
to
start,
and
you
have
a
lot
of
health
problems
that
come
along
with
that
deviated
septums
and
things
that
will
come
along
that
you
might
not
you
as
apparently
wonder.
B
A
C
C
A
C
Know
it's
difficult
to
determine,
but
you
certainly
want
to
make
sure
that,
if
you're
seeing
these
kinds
of
risk
factors
that
it
may
not
be
here
when
it
made
me
marijuana
or
it
may
be
drinking,
but
there's
definitely
something
going
on,
and
it
might
just
be
that
they're
having
you
know
some
kind
of
mental
health
issue,
but
at
either
way.
All
of
these
are
symptoms
of
that,
as
well
as
things
like,
if
they
aren't
experiencing
joy,
when
they
do
the
things
that
they
used
to
like
to
do
these
types
of
things
take
over
that.
C
So
you
know
if
they
really
love
playing
soccer.
If
they
really
love
playing,
football
are
playing
an
instrument,
and
now,
all
of
a
sudden,
they
don't
like
to
do
that
anymore,
something's,
going
on
whether
it
be
heroin
or
again,
a
mental
health
issue.
That's
a
big
indicator
for
a
rattle
essence.
Yeah.
A
A
B
Are
not
immune
from
that
Anne
Arundel
County,
no
matter
how
affluent,
no
matter
how
educated
our
population
is.
We
are
a
you
know,
a
very
strong
community,
but
at
the
same
time
we
had
the
same
type
of
issues
that
everybody
has
in
the
country.
In
2014
alone,
there
was
nearly
one
heroin
overdose
per
day
reported
to
the
police
department
of
Fire
Department.
Throughout
the
entire
year,
54
people
died
in
our
community
last
year
alone
to
2014
that
died
from
heroin
overdoses
in
just
38
days,
just
38
days,
37
overdoses,
with
nine
fatalities.
B
So
the
trend
in
our
area
is
mirroring.
What's
going
on
across
the
country
that
we
cannot
say
that
it
is
just
one
type
of
person
or
just
one
type
of
area.
We
have
people
from
all
walks
of
life
from
the
age
range
from
15
to
61
in
2014
and
then
going
forward.
You
know
persons
from
2262
and
it
doesn't
race,
ethnicity,
socioeconomic
status.
It
cuts
across
all
lines
to
all
people,
Wow.
C
As
written
just
to
piggyback
off
an
addiction
does
not
discriminate
a
lot
of
people,
you
know,
have
a
picture
in
their
head
of
what
addiction
looks
like
and
who
an
addict
is,
and
unfortunately
it
is
a
disease
that
does
not
discriminate
so,
and
the
other
thing
is.
Is
that
what
we're
seeing
as
well
is
that
a
lot
of
the
heroin
is
also
laced
with
other
opiate-based
drugs
like
fentanyl.
So
a
lot
of
the
heroin
that
we're
seeing
is
you
know
more
potent,
so
it's
higher
risk
for
overdose.
C
C
You
know
when
you're
using
alcohol
you're
using
other
drugs,
that
frontal
lobe
you're
not
able
to
make
decisions,
and
so,
when
someone
presents
a
teenager
with
a
pill
or
something
and
they're
already,
you
know
intoxicated
they
easily
make
decisions
that
they
wouldn't
usually
make
and
so
they're
taking
these
pills
again.
They
can't
get
them
once
they
become
addicted
and
they're
turning
to
heroin
and
that's
where
the
snorting
first
comes
in
and
then
it
moves
towards
the
needle
usage.
So
and.
B
When
we're
talking
about
mental
illness
as
wells,
some
mental
illnesses
they
first
present
as
young
persons
come
into
their
teenage
years,
and
you
first
see
the
onset
and
some
folks
will
end
up
trying
to
self-medicate
to
try
to
handle
anxiety
based
disorders,
depressive
disorders,
even
before
they
can
identify
what
is
really
going
on,
and
so
they
experiment
with
different
things,
and
then
they
find
things
that
work
for
them.
But
there
are
very
bad
things
that
are
very
addictive
things
and
they
get
into
a
cycle.
B
A
Self
medicating
the
kids
knew
that
something's
going
on
with
them
they're,
not
feeling
good
so
they're
reaching
out
for
something
that
they
think
is
going
to
fix
them,
but
and
Eveleigh
it
ends
up
being
a
worse
situation,
form
that's
right,
so
I
know
the
schools
are,
are
seeing
this
going
on
and
they're
trying
to
do
what
they
can.
I
know
that's
built
into
the
curriculum,
the
middle
school
into
high
school
in
the
health
department,
they're
working
with
the
health
department
closely
in
there
and
their
health
classes.
C
So
about
two
years
ago,
when
I
started
this
job,
I
was
approved
to
go
in
as
a
guest
speaker
through
health
class.
So
any
school
can
you
know,
request
me
to
come
in
and
talk
about
whatever
topic.
It
is
that
they
find
to
be
necessary.
If
it
be
heroin,
then
I
can
certainly
come
in
and
talk
about
heroin
but
again,
I
think
really.
What
we
need
to
work
on
is
talking
about
teenage
partying
and
what
that
looks
like
and
how
that
can
lead
to
more
dangerous
things
and
also
talking
about
coping
skills.
C
You
know
we're
talking
about
the
mental
health
aspect
of
this
and
and
how
teenagers
really
need
to
deal
with
stress
I
mean
they
are
very
stressed,
and
you
know
give
them
the
skills
that
they
need
also
give
them
refusal
skills
because
they
are
going
to
be
in
social
situations.
I
mean
we
can't
pretend
that
they're
not
going
to
be
at
parties
and
that
there
might
be
alcohol
or
marijuana
or
pills
presented.
So
how
do
they
still
be
social
and
refuse
these
substances
because,
unfortunately,
the
younger
they
are
the
higher
risk
they
are
for
addiction.
Our.
B
School
resource
officers
are
working
with
our
kids
every
day,
especially
in
the
high
schools
and
middle
schools,
and
these
officers
are
able
to
give
the
students
real-world
real-life
stories
and
experiences
and
be
a
conduit
for
information
for
our
kids,
our
teachers
and
our
administrators.
When
you
mentioned
being
involved
with
the
curriculum,
our
Police
Department,
our
chief
and
our
superintendent
of
schools,
we're
incredible
partners
together
and
that's
one
of
the
things
that
we
do
as
police
department
is,
give
that
subject
matter
expertise
to
the
curriculum
writers,
so
that
we
do
make
it
timely.
B
We
do
make
it
relevant
and
when
you
know
that's
a
great
point
about
the
coping
skills
and
the
refusal
skills,
because
we
tell
our
kids
all
the
time
to
just
say
no
to
things,
but
we
don't
tell
them
how
to
say
no,
we
don't
give
them
an
out
a
good,
reasonable
way
to
save
face
and
to
get
out
of
a
very
difficult
situation.
So
you
know
I
can't
say
enough
for
that
teaching
aspect.
B
When
we're
talking
about
prevention,
it
is
not
just
how
bad
drugs
are
they
get
that
it
is
how
to
say
no
to
this
and
how
to
get
out
of
this
in
a
way
that
they
don't
stigmatize
themselves
other
people
or
become
now
in
social
media
age.
The
social
pariah
of
the
entire
group,
and
now
everybody
in
the
world
knows
that
they're
different
right
and
so
that
that
teaching
element
is
really
going
forward.
You
know
what
I
absolutely
agree
is
not
just
about
health
prevention
is
about
social
skill,
development,
yeah.
A
And
I
know
that
the
the
resource
officers
are
a
part
of
the
student
service
team.
It's
a
big
part
of
it
and
and
pathways
I
know
that
they
also
work
very
closely
with
the
school
counselors
and
the
school
counselors
do
as
well.
They
go
in
the
classrooms,
are
talking
about
these.
These
skills
that
are
so
important
for
the
students
to
learn.
That's
a
big
part
of
it.
A
D
A
B
All
these
areas
are
typical
pipelines
into
the
United
States
for
heroin.
In
our
area.
It
typically
finds
its
way
to
the
inner
cities
of
Baltimore,
to
Washington,
DC
and
as
supply
hugs,
and,
if
you
think
about
it,
like
major
corporations
that
have
distribution
centers,
they
have
manufactured
areas,
they
have
distribution
centers.
These
major
cities
are
our
place
where
that
the
suppliers
for
local
areas
go
to
get
their
product,
and
then
they
come
back
into
the
smaller
areas
and
that's
what
the
distribution
occurs.
So
for
us,
Baltimore
and
Washington
DC
are
the
primary
helps
Philadelphia.
B
B
What
is
in
this
you
know
and
what
they're
putting
into
their
body
and
especially
as
they
inject
this
into
their
body,
some
of
the
the
health
effects
for
love.
No,
no.
We
talked
about
the
short
term
at
the
long
term.
You
know
when
you
have
abscesses
necrosis
of
a
debt.
Just
your
body
is
literally
rotting
away,
underneath
all
the
problems
with
blood
diseases
and
these
sorts
of
things.
A
B
This
area,
we
see
a
lot
of
capsules.
Okay
in
some
other
areas,
they
have
small
balloons,
they
have
small
little
glassine
bag
ease.
My
little
builds
apply,
baggies
and
folks
who
are
in
the
drug
industry.
They'll,
try
to
tell
you
that
these
bags
are
used
for
jewelry
and
they
are
an
illegitimate
in
a
legitimate
use.
These
very
small,
the
size
of
a
quarter,
size,
ziplock
baggies,
but
a
lot
of
drugs
marijuana
pills
heroin.
They
could
be
also
held
in
the
same
containers,
but
one
prominent
thing
that
you
see
in
this
area.
That's
a
little
unique.
B
A
B
Crime
in
this
area
is
largely
driven
by
drug
use
and
buy
heroin
use.
One
of
the
things
that
most
people,
don't
think
is
a
correlation,
would
be
metal
theft
and
the
economic
impact
that
it
has
to
our
communities.
Precious
metals
like
copper
are
recyclable
and
those
recyclable
items
are
stolen
on
a
daily
basis
throughout
our
county
or
theft
from
auto
problem
cost
people,
literally
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
in
lost
productivity
at
day,
identity
theft
and
other
issues
where
they
lose
their
phones
and
their
wallets,
and
things
like
that.
B
But
in
recent
examples,
when
people
hear
about
an
outage
at
a
BG&E
station,
they
don't
because
the
copper
was
stolen.
It's
a
wonder.
People
didn't
get
killed
in
building
this
copper
and,
at
the
same
time
you
know
that's
the
extreme
that
people
will
go
to
houses
under
construction.
It's
very
common
for
a
house
under
construction
to
have
someone
go
in
and
cut
the
copper
plumbing
and
take
it
to
a
recyclable
yard
and
scrap
it,
and
all
that's
going
to
pay
for
heroin
batteries.
B
People
having
their
boats
out
on
the
street
and
all
of
a
sudden,
their
battery
disappears
off
their
boat
or
out
of
their
car
and
I.
Wonder
why
in
the
world,
somebody
still
not
because
the
recyclable
items
that
they
get
money
for
a
very
fast
heroin
purchase,
and
so
when
we
as
a
county
and
enforcement
end.
That's
why
we
take
our
theft
from
auto
situation
so
very
seriously,
because
we
see
the
direct
correlation
between
these
types
of
crimes.
B
A
What
you're
saying
here
really
shows
the
importance
of
getting
a
hold
of
this
issue,
because
it
does
really
impacts
everybody
and
the
more
we
see
the
correlation,
the
you
know
the
more
we
can
see
it
doesn't
backed
everybody.
So
it's
not
just
you
can't
just
brewer
your
head
and
see
in
and
say
oh,
this
heroin
is,
she
doesn't
affect
me.
I
really
feel
sorry
for
this.
This
mile
and
pie
we're
dealing
with
this.
B
We've
had
worse
ting,
you
know
really
prominent
people
and
you
look
at
the
national
news
and
you
see
famous
actors,
actresses
people
who
presumably
have
reached
the
American
dream
/
with
everything
they
have
fame.
They
have
money,
they
have
success
and
they're
still
dying
from
the
same
heroin
that
is
being
used
by
someone
who
you
would
think
may
have
nothing
and
there.
B
But
it's
that
divergence
in
the
type
of
person
who
is
affected
by
this
and
the
families
I
mean
we
can't
say
enough
about
the
devastating
effect
that
having
an
addict
in
the
family
and
in
the
love
and
support
that
you
want
to
give
them.
But
at
the
same
time,
the
lifestyle
that
they
are
living
can
absolutely
stroy
the
fabric
of
a
family
by
all
the
things
that
goes
with
it
and.
A
C
Unfortunately,
it's
it's
going
to
bring
some
pretty
traumatic
effects
to
the
Bobby.
You
know
the
overdose
in
general
is
that
it's
suppressed
breathing.
So
obviously
I
mean
it's
going
to
the
brain,
it's
affecting
the
brain
and
how
the
brain
controls
the
rest
of
your
body,
but
I
mean
not
just
that
I
mean
also.
You
know,
injection
sites
can
become
infected,
I
mean
and
believe
me,
there
are
some
heroin
users
that
get
very
creative
about
their
injection
sites.
Because
again
these
are
professionals
and
they
don't
want
it.
They
don't
want
to
have
track
marks.
C
So
you
know
they'll
inject
wherever
that
they
can,
and
you
know
those
can
certainly
become
infected
again.
Just
malnutrition
I
mean
addiction
is
a
one-track
mind
to
getting
the
next
high,
so
they
are
certainly
not
concerned
with.
You
know
their
nutritional
intake
so
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
our
patients
come
in
who
are
malnourished
because
they're,
not
thinking
about
eating
so
I
mean
just
the
devastating
effects
of
that
on
their
body.
You
know
if
they've
gone
through
an
overdose.
You
know
issues
with
the
heart
and
blood
pressure
and
things
like
that.
C
People
would
you
say
we
hear
so
many
family
members
who
say
you
know,
please,
you
know,
choose
me
over
the
addiction.
Unfortunately,
the
addiction
is
a
disease,
and
once
once
that
addiction
has
reached
the
brain,
their
brain
is
changed
and
it
is
a
lifelong
disease.
Whether
or
not
they
are
actively
using
or
not.
The
addict
will
always
be
an
addict
and
mentally.
It
goes
to
the
pleasure
center
of
our
brains
and
and
really
our
pleasure
Center
is
there
to
make
us
do
things
like
eating.
C
You
know
when
we
eat,
we
find
pleasure
and
the
reason
that
we
have,
that
is
so
that
we
continue
to
eat
and
survive.
Addiction
hits
the
same
part.
So,
unfortunately,
you
know
it
doesn't
matter
what
the
consequence
their
brain
is
telling
them
to
consistently
use
and
to
get
high
and
then
again
with
the
tolerance.
Their
brain
is
telling
them
to
use
to
not
get
sick.
C
Because
again,
the
withdrawal
is
just
you
know,
I
mean
I,
can't
even
describe
what
you
know
what
a
patient
looks
it
was
going
through,
withdraw
it
would
be
like
the
flu
times
100
I
mean
they
are
just
extremely
ill
and
their
brain
is
going
to
say
use.
It
doesn't
want
to
feel
that
way.
Just
like
we
take
medicine,
one
more
sick,
that's
exactly
what
their
brain
is
telling
them
to
do
so.
C
B
C
So
important
for
families
to
come
in
because
they
don't
understand
they
just
love
this
person.
They
want
them
together
and
they
want
them
to
stop
and
for
them
it's.
Why
is
it
you
know?
I
can
have
a
drink
and
stop,
and
why
can't
you
do
that
and-
and
it's
it's
just
completely
different
in
regards
to
the
way
that
their
brain
reacts,
so
you
know
certainly
and
that's
open
to
the
community.
Anybody
can
come
in
and
take
our
family
wellness
workshop
to
learn
more
about
addiction,
okay,.
A
B
Other
types
of
drugs
going
board,
so
one
of
the
first
things
parents
can
do
is
start
to
recognize
the
signs
of
just
drug
use
in
general
substance
use
in
general,
whether
it
be
alcohol
marijuana,
the
paraphernalia
that
goes
along
with
that
specifically
to
heroin.
As
we
talked
about
some
of
the
glassine
capsules,
some
of
the
the
ability
to
light
things
on
fire
because
to
smoke
smoke
the
heroin
a
lot
of
times
that
we
use
tin
foil.
They
will
use
a
lighter
underneath
the
tin
foil,
to
heat
it.
And
then
then,
when
inhale
the
vapor.
B
B
You
know
if
somebody's
really
responsible
in
initial
stages,
even
sharps
containers,
because
they're
trying
to
be
responsible,
we've
seen
rental
houses
where
you
know
people
have
been
long-term
drug
users
and
they
actually
that
sharps
container,
because
they
don't
want
anybody
to
get
stuck
with
their
needles
and
I,
possibly
have
a
blood-borne
pathogen
illness
later
on.
So
it
ranges
along.
But
these
things
are
out
of
the
ordinary
these.
B
You
know
your
kid
and
you
know
your
space
and
you
know
what's
normal
and
when
you
start
to
see
cigarette
butts
pulled
apart,
because
you're
looking
for
the
cotton
to
stream
the
drug
through
off
the
burnt
spoon
where
you're
heating
it
up
and
through
the
liquid
and
things
like
that.
These
things
are
unusual.
That's
a
conversation
to
have
when
you
first
start
to
see
the
initial
unusual
things
in
your
home
and.
C
C
Know
whatever
the
case,
you
know
that's
something
that
you
might
want
to
say.
I,
wonder
why
all
the
sudden,
their
gaming
system,
that
they
used
to
love
so
much
is
now
gone
and
they
can
get.
You
know
pretty
decent
money
for
that
and
then
be
able
to
fulfill
their
habit.
So
that's
something
that
parents
definitely
want
to
look
out
for
all.
A
C
D
D
C
We
do
treat
teenagers
starting
at
the
age
of
13
for
inpatient
outpatient
treatment,
but
even
if
we're
not
the
right
facility
feel
free
to
call
us,
we
want
to
get
these
teenagers
and
you
know
even
adults
alike.
I
mean
we
want
to
get
them
the
help
that
they
need.
That's
our
entire
purpose
in
our
entire
passion,
so
certainly
contact
us,
there's
other.
You
know.
The
health
department
can
help
network
of
care
or
can
help.
C
B
Going
to
encourage
parents
to
start
talking
to
the
pediatrician
if
they,
you
know
their
local
provider
very
early
on
in
the
prepubescent
period
of
time,
and
hopefully
these
these
conversations
with
the
pediatrician.
You
can
start
to
talk
about
changes
that
you're
seeing
with
your
child.
Some
of
these
changes
are
normal
with
puberty,
but
as
you
have
these
baseline
conversations,
you
can.
B
Don't
know,
I,
don't
have
the
answer,
so
the
medical
professionals
that
you
trust
with
your
children
from
the
time
they're
infants
to
it,
they
are
grown-
I
mean
those
are
an
outstanding
resource
as
well.
We
cannot
enforce
our
way
out
of
this
addiction.
We
cannot
enforce
our
way
as
law
enforcement.
We
do
not
have
the
answers.
We
are
the
end
result
in
law
enforcement,
the
prevention
aspect
and
the
education
aspect.