"When I think about my sons, Roger and Cory, I picture them as I do all my children, as precious babies. I don't see them as the rest of the world does, as two men in their 30s with drug addiction."
"I had high hopes for my children and could not fathom what would happen to us when OxyContin came to the valley. Some of Cory's trophies. My son was such a good athlete and competitor, and now he is homeless."
"At 61 years old, I have lost far too much to drugs, and I've never done anything more than weed, as a teenager. I have three sons and one daughter, and while I know that my husband and I weren't perfect parents, I als"
#opioid epidemic #drug addiction #personal account #Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation #devastating impact
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