DRUG ABUSE SERIES LAUDED

Last week's series on substance abuse was an enlightening in-depth look at
an issue that has a serious impact throughout our communities. Thank you to
the reporters who took a national problem and reported it from a local
perspective, while covering many different angles of the story.

Thanks also to the individuals who told their own personal stories and how
substance abuse has had a profound negative impact on their lives.

Thank you also to the editors who crafted the whole series to emphasize that
substance abuse is a disease and that proper treatment is effective and for
reinforcing that message with an accompanying editorial that also pointed
out the critical need for more treatment services in our community.

I would also like to publicly thank the publisher, Robert Foster and Foster
Publishing. The amount of line space dedicated to this series truly
demonstrates how committed The Citizen and the Foster family papers are to
the communities they serve.

Let's all work to prevent our youth from starting down the path to
addiction, and to advocate for more treatment services for our families,
neighbors and friends who want to get help.

Ken Norton

Tilton