The graphic footage of a meth addict plowing a stolen U.S. Army tank through suburban American streets might look like it was pulled from a bastardized version of GTA, but its consequences prove otherwise.
Rats and addicts. Say it again: rats and addicts. The pairing kind of has a nice ring to it, no? Sounds a little vicious too. Then again, the pairing should have a vicious ring, especially since it consists of two of the least reputable beings on the planet. Think about it. Would you put your trust in either a rat or an addict? Probably not.
The riskiest years for addiction begin when someone is as young as 10 and stretch straight through to the age of 24. After that a person is pretty much clear of the danger or sheer out of luck. But does it have to be that way? In The Addiction Inoculation (Harper), Jessica Lahey comes up with countermeasures to just about every situation that can befall a parent — and their child. She also provides a dose of prevention that’s worth at least a kilo of any so-called cure.
For years the man believed drug-free living was a fairy tale cooked up by do-gooders. No surprise considering everyone he knew was on one drug or another. And yes, that included his parents. They always had been too. In fact, his mother often hit him up for pills when she was out.
