I just wish to write and thank Dr. Mary Dowd for her Aug. 16 column, “Maine Voices: Doctor left with little to help addicts.”
If only those who don’t understand the addiction problem in our state, including our governor, would read what she has said and understand. Most of these addicts are kids – 18 to 24 years old! They have barely begun their lives.
Judge them all you want, but try to remember what it was like when you were that young. You make mistakes. Unfortunately, these days, if you make a mistake with the opiates out there, it can be a life-ending mistake.
Putting these kids in prison, sending the National Guard out there to round them up, is not going to solve the problem.
It seems to me that the only way to fix this problem is to somehow reach these kids, whether they are addicted or soon to be, and help them steer away from these life-ending drugs.
We need more counselors, more halfway houses, more insurance coverage, more drug courts and more places like Mercy Recovery Center.
Adding more prosecutors is just like putting more ambulances on the road to carry away accident victims. Find out and stop what is causing the accidents. It’s the only way.
Peyton Higgison
Brunswick
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