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I know that many of us joke about drugs here at IW. Tonight something has occurred that has prompted me to post.
20 years ago, my sister-in-law came into my work crying hysterically. Her 3 month old daughter had stopped breathing, and had turned blue. I administered CPR and she started breathing again. Fast forward in time 16 years and this same beautiful girl was dead from a heroin overdose. It has been 4 years since my niece died. At her funeral there were over a hundred of her friends and classmates present. It affected my sons very deeply.
Now, tonight, I find another young person dead from an overdose. His name was Chris. He and my youngest sons were best friends for 12 years. I coached sports teams he was on. He lived at my house so much that everyone referred to him as my part-time son. Now at the age of 20 he is dead. He overdosed and died. The people who were with him just walked out the door when he O.D,'ed and left him to die. His mother, my son, his friends and I are devastated.
My youngest son turns 20 next month. So far his cousin and best friend have died from drugs. In my life I have had 17 people that I know die from drugs. You are not invincible. It can happen to you or to someone you love.
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