The best way to avoid the path of devastation is to steer clear of it all together.
I tell my kids the reason I didn’t do drugs was because I was afraid I might like them. (I could have told them that the DuPage County Coroner’s office has reported 38 heroin overdose deaths already this year but I’ve learned that statistics don’t resonate very well with kids.) Heroin used to be taboo […]
Finding Empathy in Addiction
Published in the Sun-Times Beacon News on September 15, 2013 In my 22 years at the Aurora Police Department, I have had a front row seat to the devastation and destruction that befalls individuals who have addictions. Drug abuse can cause once law-abiding citizens to turn to criminal activity in order to support their habits. […]