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A parent’s worst nightmare
My friend and former Dayton Daily News colleague John Keilman has written an amazing piece about heroin use in the suburbs in the most recent Chicago Tribune Sunday magazine.
John is probably the best pure writer I’ve ever worked with and he doesn’t disappoint here. The story chronicles how heroin was refined and then popularized in the Chicago suburbs and glimpses the inside tale of how kids are introduced to the drug and how well they can conceal it until things spin out of control.
It’s a scary subject for parents, but a must read. Even the best parented kid can skid off course and down one of the dark back alleys. Perhaps the best defense is to stay deeply involved in your kids’ lives. The active parent who notices every hair out of place is probably the best bet to catch on to a kid in trouble. But even that’s no guarantee.
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By Mary
March 2, 2006 7:50 AM | Link to this
Fascinating story. Seems to tie in with a report being released today by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation about school dropouts being bored and needing more challenge in school - also different kids needing different schools. Obviously, he was not connected to the “sports mad” school environment and the locals seemed to be cliquish. He has my understanding and sympathy in that regard. Bright, sensitive children sense a broken system of education, family, and society and start to emulate dysfunction themselves.