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...