Great article! Thank you Kyle Lawson for taking the time to research and write this piece. As someone who attends all of these meetings, I know Mayor Kelley is very open and passionate about her desire to stem the drug problems we are seeing. For those of you who place blame…this problem does not have a color… it is an 'equal' opportunity problem. This can be proven by the number of 'affluent' drug abusers we hear about. In addition, drug usage does bring along other challenges in that it creates an atmosphere rife with other types of crime…including theft and shootings.
Drug addiction is something that, once it gets a hold of you, it controls you. It ruins the lives of not only the user, but the family. However, it can be overcome and Kevin Kelley is an excellent example of how you can turn your life around, and he deserves great respect for having beaten the demon. It is not easy by any means, but it can be done. However, those addicted need the love and support of their families and friends to get the help they need and stay the course to success. That is something we, as a community, should recognize and do what we can to help. The more users who 'get clean,' the fewer drug dealers will be in our neighborhood and crime will decrease. Those of us not affected by this addiction should thank our lucky stars. But, what if it was someone in your family….
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Drug addiction is something that, once it gets a hold of you, it controls you. It ruins the lives of not only the user, but the family. However, it can be overcome and Kevin Kelley is an excellent example of how you can turn your life around, and he deserves great respect for having beaten the demon. It is not easy by any means, but it can be done. However, those addicted need the love and support of their families and friends to get the help they need and stay the course to success. That is something we, as a community, should recognize and do what we can to help. The more users who 'get clean,' the fewer drug dealers will be in our neighborhood and crime will decrease. Those of us not affected by this addiction should thank our lucky stars. But, what if it was someone in your family….