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Crime prevention starts with protecting children

Stop Abuse Campaign

Drug dealing typically starts as a way for users like Larry to make enough money to feed their addiction. His children grew up with a father addicted to drugs and alcohol; I understand their choice to estrange from him. It’s clear that drug addicts commit a lot of crimes, especially when their addiction is active.

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How America Can Break the Cycle and Prevent Drug Abuse

Stop Abuse Campaign

When I shared that picture, she was somewhere in a cycle of jails, shelters, and rehabilitation facilities that dominated her adult life. I intuitively understood the connection between child abuse, drug abuse, addiction, and many other things. . Like her mother, she chose a violent man addicted to drugs as the patriarch.