On Thursday, Nov. 12, the College of Public Health hosted the summit “Heroin and Opioids: A Community Crisis” that brought more than 200 experts together to address the heroin and prescription opioid abuse and overdose epidemic plaguing eastern Iowa. The event was sponsored by the United States Attorneys’ Offices for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, and the University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center and College of Public Health.

News Coverage

Fighting the crisis of heroin and opiod use in Iowa (op-ed)
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/opinion/fighting-the-crisis-of-heroin-and-opiod-use-in-iowa-20151119

Experts point to prescription painkillers in Iowa’s growing heroin problem
http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/experts-point-to-prescription-painkillers-in-iowas-growing-heroin-problem-20151113

Heroin addiction ‘isn’t a moral thing,’ grieving mom says
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/health/2015/11/12/heroin-addiction-isnt-moral-thing-grieving-mom-says/75667094/

Iowa parents “mortified” by heroin epidemic
http://iowapublicradio.org/post/iowa-parents-mortified-heroin-epidemic

Drug poisoning deaths plague Iowa, continue to rise
http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/health/drug-poisoning-deaths-plague-iowa-continue-to-rise-20151110

Iowa heroin deaths rise
http://www.cbs2iowa.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Iowa-Heroin-Deaths-Rise-230255.shtml 

UI to host summit on heroin addiction
http://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/2015/11/10/university-of-iowa-to-host-summit-on-heroin-addiction/75538358/

Summit to deal with heroin
http://daily-iowan.com/2015/11/11/summit-to-deal-with-heroin/