I have written about the coal region’s decline over the years.. I have also explored a bit about the drug epidemic in the area, as well. But not enough. That will change in 2017.. It is beyond a problem.. it is beyond a crisis.. it is a complete breakdown of certain societal functions that bond friends and families together in a community..
NBC NEWS has a special report about a place all too close to home.. Luzerne County Pennsylvania.. Where people are ‘dropping like flies’ from heroin.