Saturday, October 23, 2004

An Oxycontin tragedy in Wisconsin

Oxycontin abuse is just another bad choice our kids make because of lack of believable information on which to base their lifestyle choices.

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)

October 18, 2004

HAPPIER ENDINGS;THAT'S WHAT MOTHER OF GIRL WHO DIED FROM OVERDOSE SEEKS FOR OTHER PARENTS

Julie Zdeblick's bedroom was the place she loved most in the world, and it is imbued with her personality.

Her pencil drawings and collages adorn the vibrant red walls. A palette of dried paint sits on a table near a poem she wrote to honor the Earth.

She had just finished a silk-screen print for a school art exhibit. It rests against a wall, as do her guitar and electric bass.

"There were lots of good things waiting to come," said her mother, Catherine Zdeblick.

"That's why I'm so angry."Julie, 17 and a junior at Middleton High School, died March 6 of an overdose of the drug Oxycontin.

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