This week on Street Beat, host Syma Chowdhry takes an in-depth look at the drug problem in the state.

First she talks with Lt. Michael Shaw from the Michigan State Police about Bath Salts, K-2, Spice and the more traditional drugs that are available in the state.

Then Felix Sharpe, the Division Director for Michigan’s Bureau of Substance Abuse and Addiction Services, talks about the dangers of addiction.

Finally Mark Garofoli, a father who lost his son to suicide after a multiple year addiction to heroin, discusses his son’s story and the bill he hopes to have passed in the Michigan State legislature.

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