You're
the key, parents are
told
A community meeting organized by city officials and the
Boston Public Health Commission brought calls for concerned
parents to form an anti-substance abuse committee in thier
Neponset neighborhood.
Ode
to P.J.
This letter was read by Liam O'Connor at a Neponset
community meeting at the Murphy Community Center last week.
O'Connor, who grew up in the neighborhood, recounts the last
days of his friend Patrick Joseph Flavin, who died on June 9
from the effects of a drug overdose.
A
night with the drug
unit
News Editor Brian Denitzio accompanied officers from the
C-11 Drug Control Unit for an eventful ride-along last
week.
Substance
abuse threatens community
youth
Drug abuse is not a new problem in the neighborhood, but
several tragic incidents in recent months have sent parents
and community leaders searching for solutions in an attempt
to head off an epidemic like the one that plagued South
Boston a decade ago.
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