Teens and Drugs

Teens and Drugs
In 2003 we lost 48 children to drugs in a four-county area, 32 in Harrison County alone. Because of this epidemic, our local paper wrote several articles trying to address the issue of teens and drugs. The articles I read that Sunday morning focused on actions taken by our local school leaders, comments made by the local sheriff, and stories of families who lost their children. I read each article with great interest since I have a child who seems to feel drugs are the way to escape problems. I was trying to find answers to help my own child, but the more I read the more fr…