Having a kid who’s a good athlete makes every parent proud. But what parent would have thought they’d have to worry about their athletic kid becoming a drug addict when prescribed painkillers after an injury? And what parent would have thought they’d be looking for a drug rehab for their kid instead of a college?

Drug detox and drug rehab centers see it every day – not just with athletes, but with people from all walks of life. They were prescribed OxyContin or a similar painkiller to handle the pain of an injury, surgery or some chronic physical problem and then they couldn’t get off them. Next thing you know, they’ve got a nasty habit.

I don’t know if that’s what happened to Danny Pasanella, the 17-year-old football player whose father recently found dead from a heroin overdose – but Danny was also taking OxyContin and it may well have come first.

A school resource officer commented that it’s hard to tell when someone is addicted to heroin. Well, no, it’s not actually. You drug test. Randomly, and frequently.

I know - that’s controversial. But which would you rather be arranging for your kid – a drug rehab program, or a funeral?

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