Pubdate: Wed, 12 Dec 2001
Source: Herald-Journal (NY)
Copyright: 2001, Syracuse Herald-Journal
Contact:  http://www.syracuse.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1118
Author: Kathy Thompson

TRAGEDY OF DRUGS

This is just a reminder to the teen-agers who are out enjoying the holiday 
season with their friends: Please have the strength and intelligence to say 
no to drugs. I pray that they have the wisdom to realize that you do not 
have to use drugs to have a good time.

Working in two emergency rooms, I see the danger that people place 
themselves in every day due to the use of drugs.

I personally know the pain and heartbreak that drugs can cause. I lost my 
17-year-old son, David Crowder, on Dec. 29, 1996, due to LSD (better known 
as "acid" to the younger generation).

Don't let the same thing that happened to my son happen to you. Always 
remember that getting high on drugs only lasts for a short time, but death 
is forever.

Kathy Thompson

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