Portage parents form group to fight heroin

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Don and Jan Weideman lost their youngest son in June after a year-and-a-half battle with heroin, and they have formed a group to address the growing concern about heroin in Columbia County.

Don Weideman found his son, Cody, dead in their home from a heroin overdose.

Cody's addiction was triggered by a girlfriend who also used the drug. His parents went through inpatient and outpatient programs, counseling and treatment options.

It's an experience Don Weideman described as "a living hell."

"Children are supposed to bury parents. Parents aren't supposed to bury children," Don Weideman said.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at October 7, 2012 1:58 AM
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