A Mom's Message; from FB post by Susan Klimusko

Two years ago within the past week, my son Austin called me while I was in Las Vegas to tell me that he was driving to rehab in Bakersfield. While he had denied to me that he was using prior to this (again), it was obvious he was and had been asked to move out in July as he refused to test. I was very happy that he had made this decision to seek help and thought to myself "great he turned the corner". It was at this time he confessed that he had been injecting heroin. I knew it was bad but felt that the fact he had checked himself into rehab that it was the beginning of the end of his addiction to opioids. I truly did not have a clue nor the education to understand how bad opiates truly are. Today I know and today I want to share with my FB friends that to be addicted to heroin, injecting, is like the movie "dead man walking". Few escape this beast and those that do are pretty worn from it. Educating the young is key to prevention. If you have a risky kid, don't delay. Educate yourself and plan the interventions accordingly. Please talk to your kids about PILLS TO HEROIN. One bad decision to the next to the next can compound and equal death. Please be proactive.

Susan Klimuskohttps://www.facebook.com/susan.klimusko