In New Hampshire OxyContin addiction and dependency has gotten such a bad rap that doctors have been prescribing methadone for pain. The police chief in Salisbury, New Hampshire, David L’Esperance, knows this as well as anyone: his son Christopher died from an overdose of methadone wafers in May of last year, despite attempts at drug rehab.

“We all have a mission in life,” L’Esperance said this week from his office in Salisbury. “Maybe that’s my particular mission: to be able to help someone else.”

L’Esperance tried desperately to help his son overcome his addiction to methadone. Reading his story and knowing he sent Christopher to rehab and other things to handle his addiction is sad. Mr. L’Esperance did everything he could to help his son.

Now he has taken it upon himself to do more. He wants to help people handle their addiction with a drug rehab program and other treatment. Instead of sitting in his loss, Mr. L’Esperance is going to do something effective.

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