What: Breaking the Cycle: Meth Addiction in the Heartland Forum. When: Tuesday, July 1, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Where: Meeting Room B, Council Bluffs Public Library, 400 Willow Ave., Council Bluffs, Iowa. Event sponsor: Alegent Creighton Health Mental Health Services and Mercy Hospital. Hosts: Iowa Cent
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View this behind-the-scenes look at reporter Katie Kuntz's journey of more than a year making the IowaWatch Documentary "Breaking the Cycle: Meth use in the Heartland."
An IowaWatch documentary: "Breaking the Cycle: Meth Addiction in the Heartland" examines the impact methamphetamine has on Iowa children raised in a home with a parent addicted to the drug. Watch it here.
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