marle

Saw this in the paper today. Happened in Detroit. A 28 year old woman lived with the corpse of her roommate for three weeks so that she could bilk the dead girl's father out of $1600. The dead girl died of an opiate overdose. The police received a tip and went to check it out. Found the girl's body and heroin in the apartment. Can you imagine what the dead girl's family must feel like. What lengths addicts will go to to support their habit. Sad, really sad. Marle

brokenheart

that's disgusting, but mostly sad b/c it does, just like you said, emphasize what an addict will do to stay high.

Mavis

eesh. No I can't imagine.

caileesnana

There but by the grace of God go I. Prayers to the girls family.

tropikgal2

Ugh. What is it with Detroit anyway?

rat

It isn't only Detroit. I knew of some people out here who kept
their grandmother for sometime after death, to collect the social security checks.

caileesnana

In the Dallas Morning news yesterday the story of a 23 yo SMU student who was found dean ina port-a-pot near Waco the week before. She was from a VERY weatlthy family, got hooked on coke and was last heard from at the dealers the night she disappeared. They have bars around the college that lure the young innocent girls in. Her family issued a statement saying the world would remember her as how she died, but that was not the person she was. Look online and read it, it made me stop and realize again how it could be my daughter. It doesn't matter how much love, money, or ability they have. Once drugs enter, it all changes. I think her name is Stacie, but it was Friday's front page story.
susan

Wascally Wabbit

The more I read on addiction, the more I am convinced an addict will do absolutely anything. Nothing is sacred, nothing is too evil.

Ann

Amen, Wascally Wabbit. If hell has a name, it's "Addiction".

So sad for the families and the addicts who still suffer.

Alive

So right.so right.we don't know who we are until we're clean