Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

Discussion about drug use within the Black community is a restricted conversation. Beyond hearing the occasional sad story of how someone overdosed and ended up in jail for explicit behavior or witnessing someone exhibit obnoxious erratic mannerisms, we don't like to talk about it.

I can certainly understand why there are not any true and in-depth conversations about drugs and drug overdose. There are those who may judge and ridicule persons who made the decision to use drugs. Recovering users stand on the other side not wanting to experience further scrutiny of their past choices. It is...