One of the key components for the community plan to address the opioid epidemic in Bartholomew County is a Hub to act as a center making it easier for addicts to get the help they need.

In its six months of research into the local drug problem, the Alliance for Substance Abuse Progress in Bartholomew County recognized that the current system is disjointed and hard to navigate.

Anna Hilycord, adult and family services manager with Centerstone, explains how the current mish-mash makes it hard to navigate for those already with an addiction:

Hilycord explains the current system can be an impenetrable maze for addicts trying to get into a treatment program, even if there is one available.

The idea of a Hub would be to seamlessly move addicts through the various systems they need to get into recovery. She said that the idea would be to staff the center with knowledgeable volunteers.

No location for the Hub has yet been identified, and the services it would provide are still in flux, organizers say.