Of all the drugs, I never really understood heroin and opiates
in general. Numbing. Forgetting. No pain. Perhaps I haven't had
that kind of pain or mental anguish. I've heard it's marvelous
from those for whom it was their "thing". But it just seemed
like artificial narcolepsy.
Yet I understand crack. cocaine, LSD, Amphetimines. They make
sense to me.
I suppose there are different temperaments with people, some
feeling a need to numb, some feeling a need to awaken - I really
don't know for sure.
But the addictive power of opiates is just so overwhelming.. and
now with the added factor of the potential of death? A typical
adolescent bit of "I'm invincible!" combined with something with
instantly lethal power, is scary.
I remember stories with speedballs showing up in the paper now
and again in NJ. Right in my town - I knew the families and
remember when it happened: One 15 yr old boy had a bad reaction
and was dying after a Speedball. Five friends ran off. Left the
boy on the couch and just hoped he'd get better. A few hours
later one called for help from another town. Too late.
3pm-5pm. Wasn't even weekend or night. Average suburban kids.
Just typical after school with access to something akin to
Russian Roulette.
That's what's scariest of all. It's not uncommon to experiment.
It's almost stereotypical and expected. And with this?
Potentially instantly deadly.
The 5 kids? They all voluntarily gave themselves up. Charges as
kids because they were and that's how it goes. What could a
town/state/country do to prevent it from happening in the
future? Not much. Nobody wants to deal with teenagers.
