Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Youth Services Hosts 'Community Conversation' About Drug Addiction

The Hartford Courant, March 31, 2015

"In the evening of Wednesday, March 25, parents and students in grades 6-12 gathered at Bacon Academy to attend separate presentations about drug addiction as part of the Community Conversations series. The event, which was sponsored by the Colchester Youth Services' Youth FIRST Coalition and Colchester Public Schools, attracted a crowd of roughly 150.

Parents attended a presentation by Mary Marcuccio, the founder and CEO of My Bottom Line, LLC, an organization that helps parents deal with young adults who are addicted to opiates. Marcuccio shared her family's story and provided a comprehensive education about opiates.

Marcuccio began her presentation by discussing her family's experience of having a son addicted to opiates for many years. Her son began using marijuana in middle school and began using heroin at the age of 15. Marcuccio said that it took her and her husband time to realize the extent of her son's drug use." Read More.

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