The narcotics cop and a daughter hooked on heroin

Kevin Simmers devoted his life to the war on drugs as a narcotics officer in Maryland in the US. He spent years sending dealers and users to prison. But when his own teenage daughter got addicted to heroin, he faced a heart-breaking dilemma. He tells Outlook's Jo Fidgen his story and how last year he opened Brooke's House - a rehab facility named after his daughter - to help young women caught up in the opiate crisis.

Producer: Thomas Harding Assinder

Picture: Kevin Simmers with his daughter Brooke Credit: Courtesy of Kevin Simmers