Child Abuse and Heroin

Article: “Daughter’s brutally honest obit for her mom goes viral”

Author: Audra Schroeder

Published: September 13, 2013

            In the article “Daughter’s brutally honest obit for her mom goes viral” written by Audra Schroeder she talks about an obituary written by Marianne Theresa Johnson- Reddick.  Most obituaries are nice and are fond of the person who has passed away, but this obituary talk about child abuse and neglect.  Instead of writing how wonderful their mother was Marianne Theresa Johnson-Reddick and her brother decide to write about how abusive their mother was in hopes that it would raise awareness towards child abuse.  Schroeder then says that the paper holding this obituary took the listing off of the internet indefinitely until they have completed a review to determine what actions to take.  She then ends the article with the actual obituary itself.

            Being abused and neglected while growing up, I can only imagine how hard that could have been to deal with.  I cannot imagine the psychological affects that some children go through and have to deal with for the rest of their lives.  Raising awareness about this topic is important and well known.   There are people out there who are doing everything in their power to protect all the children they can and to raise awareness about this issue.  The people who were abused in this article are people who have personally dealt with this matter and who want to help other children.   Do I think they should have done it in a way like this, probably not but it is still getting the message across.

Article: “Two cases in Arizona are the first involving caustic, heroin-like IV drug that originated in Russia.”

Author:  Michael Winter

Published: September 27, 2013

            In the article “Two cases in Arizona are the first involving caustic, heroin-like IV drug that originated in Russia” written by Michael Winter he writes about a new drug called Krokodil.  It is a drug like heroin that rots the flesh and bones.  This drug is made with homemade opiate is made from over-the-counter codeine-based headache pills mixed with iodine, gasoline, paint thinner or alcohol.  When this drug is injected into the veins it turns the skin scaly green.  Winter says this drug emerged in Russia around 2002 and the first cases in the U.S. just now hit in Arizona.  This drug became popular in Russia because it was cheaper similar to heroin but cost three times as less. Michael winter then ends his article talking about a Russian woman who was involved with this drug for years along with friends.

            Are you kidding me! This drug turns your skin green when it is injected then rots your flesh and bones? What are people thinking now a days or even at all.  I cannot even wrap my head around this.  It just hit the United States even though it has been around for years.  Let us hope this is where it stops and that people actually think about the consequences and the seriousness of this drug.  But then again if you are a hardcore drug addict and have gone too far, what more can I say to convince you otherwise.