I've known about the "heroin epidemic" in Orange Country for a few years now, before Keven ever took his first syringe full. I would talk to people about it but unless they were directly affected they looked at me like I was nuts -
"Teen Heroin Addicts? In upper/middle class "perfect"
Orange County families??? No way!"
Yes, its sad but true. Spend a day in Courtroom H-2 at Newport Harbor Superior Court and you'll see kid after kid, mostly from South Orange County (Mission Viejo, Irvine, San Clemente, Lake Forest...)
The Cal State Fullerton newpaper "Titan" has an excellent article in their newspaper today. It states the basics, what every parent hear needs to be aware of it they like it or not.
Its not something we want to know about, denial is so much easier than those ugly words, "my kid is a junkie". I literally felt my heart aching thinking about these young people's lives, their parents, my boys..wondering if it will continue to be a growing problem or if our government would stop turning its back on the fact that all of it is imported and its affecting an entire generation across our country.
Introspect: Heroin addiction sweeping through Orange County
by Jennifer Karmarkar
9 comments:
Good to get the truth out.. to work on a spiritual solution (hugs)
I consider heroin use amongst teens and young adults in Southern California (and maybe nationwide0 a pandemic. I wish our government would be as concerned about this as they are about H1N1. Heroin is destroying an entire generation.
I think that's great that they are *finally* getting the message out. Woo-hoo :) I hope parents pay attention...
God bless.
People like to bury their heads in the sand when problems come to their town...one big reason meth is such a problem in small mid-west towns
People like to bury their heads in the sand when problems come to their town...one big reason meth is such a problem in small mid-west towns
Awareness is the first step in the solution to any problem, isn't it? Glad to hear this problem is beginning to see the light of day in your community.
It's pretty naive for anyone to think that drug abuse of any kind doesn't happen in their community. Maybe at one time this would have been a safe assumption-but no longer.
Bond and Silver, yep, its called DENIAL and I understand it. Its so much easier too pretend a problem doesn't exist than to work towards a solution.
Kathy, yes that is absolutely true.
It seems to be everywhere. It seems that there are so many "lost" people out there.
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