Why is it that no one wants to speak about drug overdoses? I lost my only son in January 2006 to a drug overdose.No I'm not proud of that fact,but neither am I ashamed of my son.Unless you have gone through any stages of addiction you really have no idea what it's like..My son was not a street junkie.He was a 26 y/o single father who had recently gotten his life together.He struggled for many years w/a heroin addiction.Started w/Oxycotin.Pills which are given to cancer patients.It is so prevelant here in my city,that it's not unusual to hear on a daily basis of someone overdosing.It only took 1 night w/friends to pull him back in.It's a constant struggle.It takes all kind of strength.Personally I cannot understand someone wanting to do any harm to their own body or cause that kind of pain for their families,but it has been explained to me in the past few months that addiction is a disease.A disease that no one wants to speak about.A disease that is overtaking our children.Children from every walk of life,every race,color & creed.When will it stop? What can be done? Thank you for letting me vent..I will never find the answers I need but I hope that my son is finally @ peace..
