Thursday, January 13, 2011
Small Town, Big Problems
Hello Everyone. I come from a small town in Wisconsin where everybody knows everybody else's business. Since graduating high school, which was 6 years ago, I only keep in contact with one person and to be honest with you she's the only person that I would want to keep in contact with. It seems like everyone I used to know has slowly been sucked into this drug induced existence that I want nothing to do with. I guess the reason why the whole drug problem has me thinking lately is because just recently there was a young girl who overdosed on heroin in the area where I live. From just looking at her you would think that she totally had it together. She just graduated from college with a bachelors degree and then decided that she wanted to go back to further her education. To put it simply she just didn't seem to fit the profile of a drug addict. What really gets me is that people that were close to her, who share the same addiction, saw how this drug took her life and they still won't quit. It's disgusting how a substance can control your life like that. This drug is everywhere and within the last 6 months there have been several overdoses in all of the surrounding towns of where I live. It really makes me want to move because I don't see this problem getting any better by the time my kids get older.
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Drugs can do so many things to people and to those around them that love them. I had a child that did drugs for a while I am thankful to say that he is no longer into the drugs and doing very well. My grandson was born a cocaine baby by the girl my son was dating and she is still into drugs, she has not seen her son in 7 years which is for the best. They took him at birth so he has never known her, but he struggles with things due to how he was born. I can understand why you are thinking of moving, I think we should try to live in and around good areas when we have children to think of, but sad to say that even in the best areas there are still the problems but just not out there as much for everyone to know about them. You sound like a very involved mother which means your boys are very lucky and will always know that they are loved. Good luck in what you decide to do and many blessings!
ReplyDeleteWho would think Wisconsin was full of junkies? I am so sorry. This drug seems to affect well educated and young professionals as well as the street junkie.
ReplyDeleteA long time friend of my daughters OD'd on this drug last spring, ironically enough around Memorial Day. He had a master's degree in Middle Eastern studies from Columbia University and a good job. He had a wife who had left him because of his drug habit the year before, but they had been back together for 6 months during which he had been "clean." His death was a big shock to everyone.
I am not sure any community is free of substance abuse. You just have to love and teach your children well.
Boy, this is a very sad story. I grew up with an abusive, alcholic stepfather and I know how bewildering it is to not understand the whole concept. As I got older, I absolutely hated alcohol although I did drink occasionally. People let this liquid ruin their life and their futures. I did not understand it then and I do not understand it now.
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