Tragedy struck Jenny Bethel’s home earlier this week. When she went into her 13 year old son, Alex’s room to wake him up for school, she found him dead. Alex Aiken died at the age of 13 due to an Oxycontin overdose. Friends believe that Alex tried the drug for the first time because of peer pressure.
Oxycontin addiction has the power to take a person’s life after just one use, as is the case with Alex. Studies show that children believe prescription pill are much safer than drugs like heroin. This common misconception is what may have led Alex to taking the Oxycontin that killed him.
The only real way to handle an Oxycontin addiction is to enroll in a drug and alcohol rehab. Narconon Louisiana is a long-term, inpatient facility that focuses on bringing the addict back to his true personality, the person they were before drugs and alcohol entered into the picture.
Oxycontin addiction does not have to go unhandled. Call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650 before it is too late.