In a High School Class Today

Posted by Tony Bylsma on March 10, 2010 under Drug Abuse Prevention Education | Read the First Comment

In a high school class today, a student raised her hand while we were talking about crystal meth addiction. I had noticed her earlier during the talk as she was looking uncomfortable or perhaps unsure of whether she wanted to speak up.

She told me that her mother is addicted to methamphetamine and had recently been released from her fourth rehab facility back east. She told us that she had been removed from her mother’s care years earlier, when she, the daughter, was in elementary school. While her mother served time in prison, she had been sent to foster care in California.

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