Joanne Peterson didn't want to become an expert on OxyContin and heroin. But when her son became addicted, she got up to speed fast in order to help him. And now she's helping other parents come to grips with an epidemic of opioid abuse in places that don't fit the stereotypes of drug abuse. Tonight Anthony Everett reports on the alarming trend, and he sees how one city, Brockton, is trying to turn the tide.

Segment One: Hooked in the Suburbs

Segment Two: Hooked in the Suburbs

Segment Three: Hooked in the Suburbs

Segment Four: Hooked in the Suburbs

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Learn 2 Cope
508-801-3247
Learn 2 Cope

Brockton Enterprise

Brockton Mayor’s Opioid Overdose Prevention Coalition
High Point Treatment Center
10 Meadowbrook Road
Brockton, MA
508-742-4405
Opioid Overdose Prevention

Right Turn, Inc.
299 Broadway
Arlington, MA
781-646-3800
888-578-8876
Right Turn

The National Alliance of Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment
NAABT