YMCA to host free screening of addiction film
WEST CHESTER — While the stats may be grim – with some 22 million Americans suffering from addiction and only 1 in 10 ever receiving treatment – the YMCA of Greater Brandywine is working to offer help and hope to those impacted by the grip of addiction.
Partnering with Kacie’s Cause and the Chester County Chapter of Pennsylvania Recovery Organization – Achieving Community Together (PRO-ACT),...
D.A. releases chilling statistics on heroin deaths
Monitoring just one facet of proactive approach to preventing tragedies, he says
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan discusses the launch of a Narcotics Overdose Prevention and Education (NOPE) chapter in Chester County.
Two outcomes are likely for those who become addicted to heroin: They will overdose and die immediately or become addicted...
Hogan announces new prescription drug drop off boxes
10 locations around Chester County make it easier dispose of unwanted prescriptions
Various county officials inspect the medication drop box located in the Sheriff’s Office at the Chester County Justice Center, including (from left to right): Cathy Dugan from Kacie’s Cause, Lt. Kevin Dykes of the Chester County Detectives, Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, District Attorney Tom Hogan, State Representative...
D.A.: Collaboration needed to end heroin threat
‘We can’t arrest this problem away,’ he said
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Andy Rumford, a grieving father who founded Kacie’s Cause in memory of his daughter, urges an audience in New Garden Township not to ignore the warning signs of heroin abuse.
The county’s chief law-enforcement officer had positive and negative updates on the heroin epidemic that has infiltrated...
Meeting to explore heartbreak of heroin abuse
Area father brings crusade to end scourge to Kennett High School
Andy Rumford (left) speaks with Police Chief Edward Zunino about the prevalence of heroin abuse in the region.
A Kennett Square father who lost his 23-year-old daughter to a heroin overdose earlier this year is continuing his quest to raise awareness about the dangers of this readily available drug and prevent similar tragedies.
Andy...
Crusade to end heroin epidemic hitting road
Kacie’s Cause team will attend Town Hall Meeting in Oxford
Andy Rumford created an educational web site called Kacie’s Cause that includes information that Rumford hopes will save lives while continuing his daughter’s commitment to helping others.
Andy Rumford, a Kennett Square resident whose 23-year-old daughter, Kacie Erin Rumford, died of a heroin overdose in March, will take his crusade...
