I have two adult sons and their wives addicted to heroin. I have a nephew in prision for 30 years for dealing heroin to support his habit. He is 28. He has two little girls. His brother is 33, he is in rehab for the 6th time. He also has two little girls. My oldest son is facing a long prison term for dealing to an undercover cop. He is still using while he is awaiting trial. My yougest son is 24, after trying to detox and stay clean for the 5th time in 7 months he is currently getting ready to go into rehab, while waiting for an empty bed, he is getting his fix tonight. Maybe he won't overdose, maybe he won't be shot or robbed or arrested while making his purchase. Or maybe he will be...which is worse? Death or heroin? He is also facing a felony theft charge for stealing to support his and his wife's habit. He became the father of a 2 lb 4oz baby boy, the best thing to ever happen to him, he told me the night we stood over this tiny infant who was born to addiction. But I didn't know. I am currently attempting to obtain custody of my 2 year old grandson. I would like to be a grandmother, not the full time caregiver to a toddler...what has happened to his parents? The wonderful glimmer in my son's eyes when he became the father of this adorable boy has turned into the death look of a heroin addict. As I put my grandson down to bed tonight he asked for his Mommy and Daddy, once again I didn't have an answer for him....where are they? Lost to us little boy, lost to us......I hope he has some rememberence of his parents the way they used to be when they were using "only coke, or oxycodon, or meth", and they actually could love him. And for his sake I hope he forgets the rest. Drug addiction has put this family through hell, and I'd like to say back again, but we are still in hell. I wish I knew what to look for all those days ago when my children were using other drugs before the herion. I wish I would have known then so I could have helped them prevent now from occuring. How many other parents and loved ones are going to wish the same thing? I want to make this drug the best known dirty little secret there is. If I can spare one person from wishing they had known and actually being able to help save their loved one, I will succeed.