Women Fight Lake County's Heroin Problem With Awareness
Take a Stand, a new group, wants parents and teens to realize the prevalence and danger of heroin and other substances; they hope knowledge will end the cycle of deaths.
Most parents aren’t aware of their child’s drug use when it first starts, according to Lea Minalga, a drug abuse expert. Five north-suburban women have embarked on an effort to bring awareness to parents of the problem of heroin and substance abuse in this community. They also want to raise awareness among young people about the real dangers of drugs Ann Brody, 58, of Lake Barrington, said parents might know there is a problem, but the biggest mistake they make is when they believe their child could never fall to drug addiction. Drug abuse has no demographic boundaries yet affects all areas of Lake County. Meanwhile, teens are curious about drugs and don’t think about the long-term effects of drug use, said Heather Riley, 24, of Lake …
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6:37 pm on Tuesday, June 12, 2012
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