WFHB Bloomington Community Radio
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Monroe County Commissioner Amanda Barge had an idea in 2017: Get community leaders, public officials, medical experts, and people with life experiences together to tackle the Opioid Crisis. She recruited Monroe County Council member Shelli Yoder to the cause and now the two are about to stage the 2nd Annual South Central Indiana Opioid Summit: Year of Action. Barge and Yoder claim significant triumphs so far: for instance, they point to the dramatic drop on drug overdose deaths in the county since the first Summit in September, 2017.
[This episode originally aired Thursday, September 6, 2018.]
Host Michael Glab goes one-on-one with Bloomington’s most fascinating people every Thursday at 5:30pm. Tune in for a bonus feature, Big Talk Extra, every Monday on the Daily Local News at 5:00pm for added chat from the previous week’s show.
