Writer Kevin Rector begins his pathos driven passage with a picture of a locket of a mother whose son died of a heroin overdose. When the article actually begins, a mother who has already had one son die due to an overdose says her greatest fear is losing another son to an overdose as well. Her son's half-brother suffers from the same kind of heroin addiction that her first son died from; both have depression as well. However, Kirk Fletcher, the surviving son, is in a methadone program that will help him to avoid taking heroin. The Maryland State Assembly decided earlier this year to create a program in which family members of drug addicts were prescribed and trained in administering Naloxone - a drug already used by emergency responders to give to overdosing patients. This new ability gives Mrs. Fletcher some peace of mind, as she feels easier about being able to help her son in the case of him having an overdose. Although she has not fully recovered from the loss of her first son, Mrs. Fletcher is thankful for the recent availability of Naloxone, for she knows the amount of lives that could be saved through this program.
Source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/perry-hall/bs-md-overdose-program-20130425,0,5939296.story
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