Mercer County map reminds residents of presence of drugs

KENDRA PEEK
The Advocate-Messenger of Danville

HARRODSBURG, Ky. (AP) – A map stands on an easel in the hall of the Mercer County Courthouse, littered with colored pins that represent people who are or have battled drug addiction.

The pins on the map represent residents that drugs have touched. Pins can be placed where there are recovering addicts, active addicts, and those where a family has lost a loved one due to addiction. A lot of the pins show up in clusters, revealing a pattern.

If the pins revealed themselves as ripples in a pond, the map would be covered in color, showing the way drugs impact everyone.

Kim Anderson with Mercer County ASAP understands exactly how drugs can impact a family. She lost her son in May to a heroin overdose.

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Information from: The (Danville, Ky.) Advocate-Messenger, http://www.centralkynews.com/amnews

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