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The narcotics cop and a daughter hooked on heroin
The narcotics cop and a daughter hooked on heroin
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Aug 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Kevin Simmers devoted his life to the war on drugs as a narcotics officer in Maryland in the US. He spent years sending dealers and users to prison. But when his own teenage daughter got addicted to heroin, he faced a heart-breaking dilemma. He tells Outlook's Jo Fidgen his story and how last year he opened Brooke's House - a rehab facility named after his daughter - to help young women caught up in the opiate crisis.
Producer: Thomas Harding Assinder
Picture: Kevin Simmers with his daughter Brooke
Credit: Courtesy of Kevin Simmers
Producer: Thomas Harding Assinder
Picture: Kevin Simmers with his daughter Brooke
Credit: Courtesy of Kevin Simmers
Released:
Aug 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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