1 of 2 EDITORâS NOTE:âThis story is one of two in a subseries. The second piece will appear in Mondayâs edition. This subseries is part of a large-scale, ongoing series that will include features related to the opioid crisis. ASHLAND About a half-dozen people have died from suspected drug overdoses over the last week and a half in Boyd County. These were sons, daughters, men and women who were once children filled with the wonder of the world. Somewhere along the line â whether they were born with it or developed it over years of abuse â addiction reared its ugly head and tore their lives apart, robbing them of joy, purpose and eventually their very breath.