Heroin in the Suburbs: 'Using to Stay Alive'

By Erik Bilstad
Story Created: May 11, 2011
Story Updated: May 11, 2011

HARTLAND - Tyler Lybert has a warning for parents.  Drugs have saturated our schools.

"The accessibility of drugs in our community today is alot more than it was 10 to 15 years ago," Lybert cautioned.  "You can walk up to anybody in any hallway and get whatever you want."

How does Tyler know? 

He used to be a heroin addict. 

To continue reading the article, please click the link http://www.620wtmj.com/news/local/121649794.html

 

 

Tools of the trade: Addicts, parents fight drugs in Lake Country

Lake Country Reporter
Posted: April 4, 2011
By Kelly Smith

Any family can become the victim of teenage drug or alcohol addiction regardless of how close-knit the family might be, how much money they earn, the religious faith they practice or where they live, even in idyllic Lake Country.

To continue reading the article, please click the link http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/news/119185059.html

 

 

Drugs are the dark side to affluent Lake Country 
Lake Country Reporter

Posted: March 28, 2011
By Kelly Smith

Elizabeth's parents enrolled her in Lake Country Lutheran High School to avoid the drugs they thought permeated the public schools. But by the time she was a sophomore, she and some of her classmates were shooting cocaine.

To continue reading the article, please click the link 
http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/news/118779304.html

 

 

Today's TMJ4 - Morning Blend
Aired 9/20/10

"Your Choice-Live" recognizes the need for drug and alcohol awareness in our communities.  Paul Raddatz and Susan Montie share how they lost a child  to drug and alcohol use.  To prevent this type of tragedy from happening again, they  talk about some of the warning signs to look for and share what parents should do if they suspect there is a problem with their kids abusing drugs and alcohol.

To watch the segment, please click the link http://www.themorningblend.com/videos/102887444.html

 

 

Today's TMJ4 - Morning Blend
Aired 8/30/10

Molly and Tiffany talk with two mothers who were personally touched by "Your Choice-Live."

To watch the segment, please click the link http://www.themorningblend.com/videos/101390244.html

 

 

 

Teens & Addiction: A Warning for Parents

 

By Courtny Gerrish

TMJ4- Aired 1/26/10

WAUKESHA - What almost killed them could save your child's life. What these once teenage addicts have to say is a warning for all parents. We're talking about ordinary teens who grew up in good homes, but still got hooked. Parents, think your 12-year-old is too young to do drugs? That's when these young people got addicted. Here are the many faces of heroin. Three Your Choice Speakers share their stories of how they got addicted.

To read more about this story and watch the video clip, please follow the link www.yourchoice-live.org/teens___addiction

 

 

Heroin Use Widespread In High Schools

By George Mallet
TMJ4 - Aired 11/19/2009

WAUKESHA - A group of fresh-faced young people ages 16 to 21 is gathered in an industrial park office building. They are sitting in a waiting room laughing, catching up and sharing the things they have in common. One of the things they have in common is an insidious addiction. For some it is powerful painkillers, so-called synthetic heroin. Two Your Choice Speakers speak about Heroin Use.

To read more about this story and watch the video clip, please follow the link www.yourchoice-live.org/heroin_use___tmj4/edit