Heroin use in Central Wisconsin

We’ll take a look at the growing problem of heroin use in central Wisconsin.Guests include Lt. Gary Schneck of the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department;Deb Piskoty, Clinic Director of Wausau Health Services; and Melissa Dotter, Drug Free Communities Program Coordinator for the Marathon County Health Department.The increased use of heroin over the past three years is being blamed for an uptick in both violent and non-violent crime, and a growing number of overdose deaths and related health problems.The problem is the focus of a new public awareness campaign in Marathon County called “Pushback Against Drug Abuse.”