One day a devastating awareness changed my life. I was working and my children were in school when I became aware of the drug abuse within my family. Addiction crept into my life and there it has remained. Abuse of marijuana allowed my loved one a delusional escape from reality. The heroin abuser was in a motionless stupor, sleeping the hours away. The crack addict displayed violent behavior. Drug abuse among my family members remains a painful, sad reality for me…
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