What Being a Parent of an Addict Taught Me I am the parent of an addict. A heroin addict, to be specific. No one can prepare a mother for this kind of lifestyle. However, as moms around the world tend to do, I stepped up to the plate and dealt with the hand I was given. Baseball games and slumber parties were traded ... Read More
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Why Heroin is Spreading to America’s Suburbs
A good middle school student with above average grades, poised, and charming, she was never expected to go down the path she did. Yet, during her freshman year in high school she decided to experiment with drugs and alcohol. And that is how it starts, with simple experimentation. No one sees them selves going down the ... Read More