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Former Drug Users Not Surprised By OverdoseTeen Still in Critical ConditionFormer drug users in Anchorage say they aren’t surprised that a 14 year-old girl decided to try heroin. Rebecca, 28, says heroin is being sold to increasingly younger users. “It's getting worse, people are getting more strung out on it, it's going into schools. I know when I first started I was in school, it's going into high school, junior high” Rebecca started using when she was 16-years-old and says peer pressure and family life are the biggest factors which turned her to heroin. “It's all about influences and it really starts back at the home front where your parents are, my parents were both drug addicts. If I could’ve been helped when I was younger this all could’ve been prevented.” Anchorage Police says 26-year-old Sean Warner injected J.D. with heroin last week at a party. She remains in a critical condition. Former addict Rebecca says this isn’t uncommon. “That happens all the time. I was injecting people too. I was one of those people that injected other people that couldn't inject themselves.” Tara, like Rebecca, is also a recovering addict at Akeela. “I had an older guy shoot me up when I was 11 years old, I've been a heroin and meth addict for 19 years”. She says she thinks the drug problem across the state is getting worse. “I remember it wasn't as bad ten years ago, what ever is being done it's not working". Anchorage Police Vice Sergeant Kathy Lacey says heroin is a huge problem in the city and her team is working to stop the pipeline. “We are working closely with the Drug Enforcement Administration who are intercepting shipments of heroin that come into Anchorage”, says Lacey Drug councilors in Anchorage say they’ve seen the purest form of the drug, known on the street as ‘China White’, become more prevalent during the last 10 years. |
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muttser said on Sunday, Jan 8 at 11:38 PM
only a pot user will tell you it doesn't lead to other drugs.. but most former pot users will tell you it did! and scinak is also right...
79594282cooljulie said on Tuesday, Jan 3 at 8:21 AM
"Anchorage Police Vice Sergeant Kathy Lacey says heroin is a huge problem in the city...." No kidding! So WHY are we still wasting so much time and effort on busting pot users??? A substance far less harmful than alcohol, but diverting major time and $ away from real issues like the rampant heroin problem. And no, pot use does NOT lead to heroin, no matter what the propagandists told you! Incredibly stupid that we have resources to go after minor possession of marijuana, but people literally dying for help can't get into the methadone clinic.
79305548Mike J. said on Monday, Jan 2 at 6:19 PM
Sadly doesn't help that poor family situation. Hopefully learning experience and wake-up call for the teens with 'you can't tell me what to do/that will never happen to me' metality, including the 14 yr old girls 'running buddies'.
79283049SCinAK said on Friday, Dec 30 at 11:43 AM
The police & justice system would have easier jobs if parents would start being parents and stop trying to be their childrens friend.
79158366JUSTICE said on Thursday, Dec 29 at 3:57 PM
Nope, it will be a flash in the pan.Crime is on the rise,with drugs, robberies, gangs Anchorage is getting to be like L.A.. What we need is tougher laws,more police, and quicker justice. There are laws, but NO JUSTICE in America any more!
79122324RJW said on Wednesday, Dec 28 at 3:45 AM
Drug abuse in Anchorage has gotten unbelievably out of control. It's about time some major attention is brought to the situation. Sadly it took an event like this one to do so.
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